Addressing the ceremony, Minister ofPlanning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung stated the establishment of diplomaticrelations opened a new era for the two countries’ long-standing friendship.
Vietnam’s Party, State and people attachimportance to developing friendship and comprehensive cooperation with theChinese Party, State and people, and are willing to enhance cooperation in allareas, promote the two countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership,thus contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and in theworld, Dung noted.
Reviewing bilateral engagements in the past67 years, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong affirmed that China attachesimportance to boosting traditional friendship and all-rounded cooperation withVietnam, with the aim of pushing bilateral strategic cooperative partnership tonew heights.-VNA