The event was chaired by Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam CentralCommittee and head of its Commission for Communication and Education NguyenTrong Nghia, and Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department ofthe CPC Central Committee Li Shulei.
The two sides exchanged their viewpoints and shared experience in the areas ofeconomy, politics – society, literature and art.
Li spoke highly the research achievements that Vietnamese experts and scholarshave carved out in various fields, making positive contributions to the Vietnam– China friendship.
Competent authorities in China are willing to bolster the exchange of ideas with the Vietnamesesides in the issues of mutual concerns, he added.
Concluding the forum, Nghia expressed his belief that cooperation between thetwo Parties and states in culture and academic exchange will help enhancemutual understanding and trust, while tightening the friendship between the twopeoples, helping build the international community on the base of understanding,respect and close collaboration./.