Beijing (VNA)💫 – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and ahigh-ranking Vietnamese delegation’s official visit to China and attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin have wrapped up successfully.

The working trip has contributed to further deepening the Vietnam-Chinacomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership while calling on theinternational community to accompany Vietnam in its sustainable and greendevelopment process. It was the first official visit by PM Chinhand also the first official visit to China by a Vietnamese PM after seven years. It marked the first direct meetings between key leaders of the twocountries after China strengthened the State leadership of the new term. The visit aimed to concretise and realise the practical outcomes ofthe extremely successfully visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong toChina in late 2022, especially at a time when two countries arecelebrating the 15th founding anniversary of the comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership (2008-2023). At his talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and meetings with Party General Secretary andPresident Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People'sCongress Zhao Leji and Chairman of the ChinesePeople's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, PM Chinh affirmed that the VietnameseParty, State and people have consistently attached importance to developing finerelationship with their Chinese counterparts, stressing that it is a consistentpolicy, a strategic choice, and a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy ofindependence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of externalrelations. Inreply, the Chinese leaders described Vietnam as a priority in China’s overall neighbourhoodforeign policy. They expressed their support for Vietnam’s cause ofindustrialisation, modernisation and enhancing its international role. Bothsides agreed to push forward the effective implementation of the Vietnam-China jointstatement on continuing to promote and deepen the bilateral comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership. In particular, the two sides sincerely and frankly exchanged views on issues at sea, affirming the importance of properlymanaging differences, maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea based onrespecting each other's legitimate rights and interests. The Vietnamese PM emphasised the settlement of disputesand differences through peaceful measures in accordance with international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) andthe rules that both sides have joined. At the WEF’s 14th AMNC, PM Chinh attended the WEF’sCountry Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam, delivered a speech at a debate themed“Braving the Headwinds: Rewiring Growth Amid Fragility”, and attendedthe opening session of the WEF meeting. Sharing Vietnam’s advantages, he suggested the WEF and its membersto continue accompanying and assisting Vietnam in terms of technology, finance, hi-qualityhuman resource training, and modern governance for sustainable development,with a focus on green transformation, digital transformation, energytransition, advancement in science and technology, and the development of acircular economy and digital economy. Delegates spoke highly of Vietnam's presence at the eventand vowed to visit Vietnam to continue talking with ministries, agencies andlocalities in order to realise collaborative plans. On this occasion, the Vietnamese PM had open, frank, and sincere meetings with leaders from several nations and international organisations to discuss specific measuresaimed at promoting bilateral relations and enhancing coordination on issues ofshared concern. It could be affirmed that the working trip has left a significant impressionon Vietnam's role, contributions and international reputation, affirming thecountry’s important voice on global issues, particularly amid numerouschallenges faced by the global economy./.