The Vietnamese Party and State highly value the consolidation and strengthening of traditional friendship and cooperation with Chinese counterparts, considering it a top priority and a strategic choice in Vietnam’s foreign policy, said newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has expressed condolences following the passing of Wu Bangguo, former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th and 11th-tenure National People’s Congress of China on October 9.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu received Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Fu Ziying in Hanoi on June 17.

The Vietnamese Party and State attach special importance to developing stable, healthy, sustainable and long-term relations with China, considering it a consistent guideline, a strategic choice and a top priority in its overall foreign policy, said National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong.

The coming official visit to China by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is crucial to maintaining high-level exchanges, upholding the strategic orientations for bilateral relations, and realising the common perceptions shared by the top leaders of the two Parties and countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai.

Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, had a meeting in Beijing on July 19 with Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.

Deputy Spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on March 9 highlighted Vietnam’s hope for continued close cooperation with China to boost tourism recovery and development in the two countries.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s official visit to China from July 8-12 has contributed to consolidating and developing the Vietnam-China traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable, healthy and sustainable manner, said a senior legislator.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and a high-ranking delegation of the NA arrived in Beijing at noon on July 10, continuing their official visit to China at the invitation of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu.

The maintenance of friendship and sound cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese parliaments will help develop the two countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a sustainable manner.

The cooperation between the National People’s Congress of China and the National Assembly of Vietnam serves as an important channel to enhance the countries’ mutual understanding and political trust, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, left Da Nang city on November 11 afternoon, winding up his official visit to Vietnam from November 8-11.