The four northwestern provinces of Vietnam and China's Yunnan province agree to promote cooperation in the time ahead. (Photo: VNA)The consensus was reached at an online conference between the Secretaries of theParty Committees of the four Vietnamese provinces and the Secretary of YunnanProvincial Party Committee on May 18.
The event, the first of kind held between the provinces, aimed to evaluatecooperation among the localities in recent times, and discuss challenges thatneed to be addressed so as to develop the Vietnam – China comprehensivestrategic collaboration partnership in a stable and sustainable fashion.
Attending the conference, head of the Commission for External Relations underthe Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Le Hoai Trung spokehighly of the sound cooperation between the two sides in the past time.
He expressed his hope that they will work together to capitalise on theirstrengths and potential, making contributions to the socio-economic developmentin each province, as well as the stability and prosperity of the two nations.
Meanwhile, head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Partyof China Central Committee Song Tao commended the organisation of theconference, affirming his department stands ready to cooperate with the CPVCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations to bolster friendshipexchange and collaboration between localities of both nations.
Participants at the online conference (Photo: VNA)They also gave their consent that it is necessary to implement three legaldocuments on Vietnam – China land border, and minutes of the meetings of theVietnam – China Land Border Joint Committee.
Additionally, they agreed to ask competent authorities for approval to organisethe second conference in the first quarter of 2022./.
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