Receving Zang An Min, Secretary General of the OrganisationDepartment of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on his workingvisit to HCM City, Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vo Thi Dungalso stressed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people attach greatimportance to the traditional relations and multi-faceted cooperation with theChinese side. This is a consistent and long-term advocate of the VietnameseGovernment for the joint benefits of the two countries, she added.
The official further said in the field of economiccooperation, China is now ranked 19th among the 107 countries andterritories investing into Ho Chi Minh City, with a combined capital of 185million USD. For many years, China isalways among the five biggest sources of tourists to the city which is enjoyingrelations of cooperation and friendship with eight Chinese localities.
Zang, for his part, said bilateral relations are positively developing,and cooperation and people-to-people exchanges further growing, adding thecelebrations next year will create a chance to for the two sides to continueintensifying exchanges and boost the relations of comprehensive strategicpartnership, bring joint benefits to the two peoples.
The Chinese official spoke highly of the role of HCM City indeveloping ties with Chinese localities, and expressed his belief that it willcontinue to serve as a locomotive to Vietnam’s economic development.
The two sides informed each other of the development,challenges and chances for them, as well as the goals for their nationalconstruction and development./.