Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with Peng Qing Hua, Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Source: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – Guangxi province will doits best to implement the shared perception between Vietnamese and ChineseState and Party leaders as well as expand cooperation with Vietnameselocalities, stated Peng Qing Hua, Secretary of the Party Committee of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
He made the statement at ameeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the northern province of QuangNinh on February 10.
Peng noted that under theleadership and support of the two Parties and States, partnerships between hisregion and Vietnamese provinces are thriving, with the New Year meeting earlieron February 10 among leaders of Guangxi and four Vietnamese localities – QuangNinh, Lang Son, CaoBang and Ha Giang, as a good example.
He proposedthat both countries should promptly upgrade their international border gates,while informing the PM that he has ordered Guangxi’s relevant agencies to deal with the issue of Vietnamese exportsbeing stuck at the local border gates.
For his part, PM Phucexpressed his satisfaction with the outcomes of the New Year meeting, addingthat trade revenue with Guangxi surpassed 25 billion USD last year, accountingfor 25 percent of the total trade revenue between Vietnam and China.
He pointedto a number of shortcomings in cooperation between Guangxi and Vietnamese provinces,including slow implementation of agreements and trade imbalance
The PM saidhe hopes the Chinese region to expand cooperation with more localities in Vietnam’snorthwest, central and southern regions.
He askedGuangxi to increase the import of Vietnamese agricultural produce and encourageinvestors to invest in Vietnam.
He alsorequested the region to effectively implement agreements on the management of thecross-border labour flow.
The PM urged both sides toensure social order and security in areas along their shared border whileeffectively carrying out the two countries’ agreement on protecting and tappingtourism resources at Ban Gioc – Detian waterfalls and another on freenavigation of boats at the mouth of the Bac Luan river.-VNA
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