Communist Party of Vietnam official pays working visit to China
The Vietnamese Party, State and people always attach much importance to and want to join hands with their Chinese counterparts to consolidate the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, said Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (L) meets Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing on April 17. (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – The Vietnamese Party, State and people always attachmuch importance to and want to join hands with their Chinese counterparts to consolidatethe traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnershipwith China, said Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV).
Binh, who is also Secretary of theCPV Central Committee and Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission forEconomic Affairs, made the statement while meeting with Chinese Vice PresidentWang Qishan in Beijing, China, on April 17.
He suggested both sides continue carryingout the common important perceptions of senior leaders of the two Parties andnations as well as already-signed documents, maintain and increase high-levelmeetings, and improve efficiency of practical cooperation in various fields.
On this occasion, Binh congratulated China on successfully organising the firstsession of the 13th National People’s Congress and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.He expressed his hope that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC), the Chinese people will realise the targets set by the 19th National Congress of the CPC.
The Vietnamese Party official alsocongratulated Wang on his election as Vice President of China.
For his part, Wang affirmed that the Party, Government and people of Chinaalways treasure ties with Vietnam and stands ready to join hands with the Party,State and people of Vietnam to develop the bilateral relations.
He wished that the two sides will continue to exchange high-level delegations,consolidate political trust, promote strategic connections and well control differencesin an effort to develop relations between the two Parties and nations in astable and healthy manner in the coming time.
During his stay in Beijing, Binh had meetings with officials of the CentralPolicy Research Office, Development Research Centre of the State Council andState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
At these meetings, the two sidesshared measures to boost reform, innovation, global integration andsocio-economic development in each country.
Binh is leading a CPV delegation on a working visit to China from April 15-19at the invitation of the CPC’s Central Committee. Apart from Beijing, thedelegation will also visit Shanghai.-VNA
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Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (L) meets Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in Beijing on April 17. (Photo: VNA) 
