At the reception, General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Trong thanked Chinese Party General Secretaryand President Xi Jinping and other leaders of China for sending messages ofcondolences to the Vietnamese Party, State and people over the passing ofPresident Tran Dai Quang.
He also thanked Zhao for leading a delegation from the Communist Party of Chinato pay tribute to the Vietnamese leader.
The Party leader spoke highly of the delegation’s visit to Vietnam, saying itwill help strengthen mutual understanding, consolidate political trust, andfurther boost the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnamand China.
He suggested the two sides continue directing the realisation of commonperceptions and reached agreements, work harder to foster practical cooperation,respect each other’s legal and legitimate interests, satisfactorily handle sea-relateddifferences, strengthen the friendship between their people, and promote thehealthy and stable development of bilateral ties.
General Secretary Trong also urged relevant agencies of the two Parties andStates, including inspection and supervision agencies, to increase the sharingof experience in inspection and supervision work and corruption prevention,thus practically contributing to the socialism building cause in each country.
For his part, Zhao affirmed that the Party, Government and people of Chinaattach special importance to their relations with Vietnam, expressing his wishthat the two Parties and States to continue instructing agencies at all levelsand localities, including inspection and discipline agencies, to enhanceexchanges and cooperation to reinforce political trust and develop theVietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a positive,healthy, stable and long-term manner.
Earlier, Tran Cam Tu, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and head of the committee’sInspection Commission, held talks with the Chinese official. The two sides exchangedexperience in inspection, discipline and corruption prevention as well asdiscussed collaboration orientations in the time to come.
After the talks, Tu and Zhao witnessed the signing of a memorandum ofunderstanding between the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the NationalSupervisory Commission of China.
Also on September 27, the Chinese delegation laid a wreath in tribute toPresident Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.-VNA