PM meets leader of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning in Beijing on June 27, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoing official visit to China.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning in Beijing on June 27 (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh metwith Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)Wang Huning in Beijing on June 27, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoingofficial visit to China.
The two sides shared delight at the positive progress in therelations between the two Parties and countries over the years, whilediscussing and agreeing on measures to strengthen the friendship andcooperation between Vietnam and China in all fields, including collaborationbetween the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the CPPCC.
PM Chinh conveyed regards from Vietnamese high-ranking leaders and VFF Central CommitteePresident Do Van Chien to Wang, underlining that Vietnam and China have enjoyeda close neighbourliness, and the two Parties, countries and peoples have giveneach other priceless support during the past struggle for national independenceand current socialism building cause.
Vietnam always attaches great importance to maintaining anddeveloping the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, takingit as a consistent, strategic and long-term policy as well as the leadingpriority in the country’s external policy.
PM Chinh suggested that the two sides continue to maintainhigh-level meetings and exchanges, while expanding cooperation among their localities,organising friendly meetings, people-to-people exchanges, youth festivals andpeople’s forums between the two countries, and resuming tourism partnership.
He said that the VFF and the CPPCC should strengthen exchanges of experience tooptimise their role in the political life in each country, and consider theorganising the second friendship exchange between the two organisations and among localitiesalong the shared border.
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
For his part, Wang affirmed with the Vietnamese PM that Vietnam and China are each other's important neighbours with wide range of common interests.
China always considers Vietnam as a priority in its external policy on neighbours, and is willing to work with Vietnam to increasethe strategic exchanges and promote the relations between the two Parties andcountries in a sustainable and long-standing manner, he said.
The official affirmed that the CPPCC supports the increase of people-to-people exchangeactivities, thus deepening the friendship between the two peoples and expandingeconomic, trade and investment cooperation and transport infrastructureconnectivity, enhancing the frequency and quality of collaboration among their localities.
The CPPCC is willing to foster exchange, cooperation andexperience sharing with the VFF to make positive contributions to the growth ofthe Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, Wangstated./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning in Beijing on June 27 (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
