At the talks (Source: Reuters) During his talks with Party GeneralSecretary and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 11, theVietnamese leader expressed his belief that under the sound leadership of theCommunist Party of China (CPC) led by Xi as a nucleus, the Chinese Party, Stateand people will score greater achievements in the cause of building a socialistChina of modernity, wealth, democracy, civilization, and harmony which contributespositively to peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.
He wished that the 19th Congress ofthe CPC slated for later this year would be a success. He said he welcomesPresident Xi to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) EconomicLeaders’ Meeting 2017, assuring host that the Vietnamese agencies concernedwould work closely with Chinese counterparts to make the best preparations forthe visit.
Vietnam and China are closeneighbours with many similarities, he said, adding that the traditionalfriendship founded and fostered by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zhedongduring the national liberation cause has become a common valuable asset of thetwo nations that needs to be maintained, inherited and upheld.
Cultural similarities as well as the respective development, stability and attainmentsare extremely significant for both countries, President Quang noted.
The healthy and stable development ofthe Vietnam-China friendly collaboration is an objective requirement thatmatches the basic and long-term interests of the two people and brings benefitto peace, stability and development in the region and the world, he stated.
Xi, for his part, affirmed that theChinese Party, State and people place high importance on the friendship withVietnam and wish to work with the Vietnamese Party, State and people tocontinue furthering that friendship and developing the comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership between the two countries in a healthy and stablefashion.
He expressed his delight at payingthe upcoming State-level visit to Vietnam and attending the APEC EconomicLeaders’ Meeting 2017 in the central city of Da Nang, stressing that Chinasupports Vietnam in the successful organisation of the event.
At the talks, the two leaders expressed their delight at progress in therelations between the two Parties and countries in recent years and discussedin depth major orientations to strengthen trust and friendship and promotewin-win cooperation across sectors, maintain peace and stability at sea, andpush the Vietnam-China toward in a healthy and sustainable manner in the comingtime.
They agreed to maintain regularexchanges and contacts between Party and State leaders so to map out strategicorientations to steer the promotion of cooperation areas, and promptly handlearising matters to maintain the friendly, healthy and stable Vietnam-Chinaties.
The meeting of representatives of the two Politburos will be well organisedwhile the role of the Steering Committee for Vietnam-China cooperation incoordinating and accelerating the implementation of leaders’ shared perceptionswill be promoted, they said.
The implementation of the twoParties’ cooperation plan for 2016-2020 and theoretical workshops, and exchangeprogrammes between the National Assemblies, organisations and localities,especially bordering ones, were reached during their talks.
The sides consented to improve the quality and effectiveness of economiccooperation and other fields to create a firm foundation for the Vietnam-Chinafriendship while steering ministries, sectors, localities and businesses tocarry out agreed plans, programmes and projects.
They also agreed on applying measuresto boost bilateral trade, facilitating Vietnam’s trade promotion offices inChinese localities, and encouraging businesses to increase trade, especiallyagricultural and fishery products, and food. Chinese enterprises are encouragedto join eco-friendly advanced technology projects that are suitable toVietnam’s demand and sustainable development strategy.
They assented to discussions for thesigning of a master plan on building a cross-border economic cooperation areain the principle of equality, mutual benefit, respect for independence,sovereignty, and in compliance with the respective laws.
PresidentQuang asked China to employ measures to gradually reduce Vietnam’s tradedeficit with the country, including stepping up the import of Vietnamese farmproduce.
Hesuggested the sides ratcheting up cooperation in agriculture, the environment,science-technology, and climate change response, and China helping Vietnamcreate rice varieties adaptable to drought and saltwater intrusion in theMekong delta.
The two countries should soon discuss renewing an agreement on a hotline totackle unexpected issues relating to fishing at sea and boost cooperation inthe sustainable use of water resources of the Lancang-Mekong River and inresponding to water resource security, environmental protection and nuclearsafety, he said.
Regarding sea issues, President Quang asserted Vietnam’s consistent stance ofpersistently addressing the dispute in the East Sea by peaceful measures on thebasis of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Lawof the Sea 1982 and with respect to diplomatic and legal processes.
He asked the two sides to stringently implement the common perceptions andreached agreements and commitments, in particular the agreement on the basicprinciples guiding the settlement of issues at sea; soundly manage the disputeand not take any action to complicate and expand the dispute; satisfactorilytackle fisheries problems and fishermen’s operations; hasten the negotiatingmechanisms on sea issues to make practical progress; accelerate cooperation inless sensitive issues at sea; fully and efficiently implement the Declarationon the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and strive to work togetherwith ASEAN to accomplish a Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC)within 2017 in anticipation with the 15-year signing of the DOC.
At the end of the talks, Presidents Quang and Xi witnessed the signing of fivecooperative documents covering economic and technological cooperation betweenthe two Governments; increased cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries;e-commerce cooperation between the two Industry and Trade Ministries;cooperation in 2017-2020 between the Ho Chi Minh National Politics Academy andthe Party School of the Communist Party of China; and a government’s soft loansupplementing the Hanoi-Ha Dong metropolis railway project.
On the occasion, the Presidents and their spouses visited a space exhibitingphotos depicting Vietnam taken by Chinese photographers at the Great Hall ofthe People.
Later on the day, Party General Secretary and President Xi and his spousehosted a banquet in honor of President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and theVietnamese delegation.-VNA
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