Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem expressed this desire on April 2while receiving participants of the first two-day Vietnam-China People’sForum, which took place in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninhon March 31-April 1.
Deputy PM called on people’s organisations and individuals from bothcountries to continue to actively develop initiatives and increaseexchange programmes, contributing to boosting mutual understanding,friendship, and relations of trust and cooperation.
As part of activities to mark the Vietnam-China Friendship Year, thefirst Vietnam-China People’s Forum was jointly held by the Vietnam Unionof Friendship organisations and the Chinese People’s Association forFriendship with Foreign Countries,
The event is aimed at creating favourable conditions for participantsto hold unofficial discussions on the status of two-way ties andmeasures to develop relations organically and constructively.
At the function, participants, including patriotic personalities,scholars, former diplomats, soldiers and entrepreneurs, also focused onthe meaning and significance of Vietnam-China relations to thedevelopment of each country while appraising the achievements of bothsides as well as shortcomings that need to be surmounted to boostrelations in future./.