Hanoi (VNA) – The top legislators of Vietnam and China on June 17shared their view on the significance of the bilateral comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership in the foreign policy of each country.

During their online talks, Chairman of theVietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and Chairman of the NationalPeople's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee of China Li Zhanshu spoke highly ofachievements in cooperation between the two legislative bodies, Parties andcountries over the past time.

They compared notes on measures to strengthen theVietnam-China relations in such areas as politics, economy-trade-investment,land border management, and the maintenance of peace and stability in the EastSea.

Hue informed Li about Vietnam’s successful organisation of the 13th National Party Congress and the elections of deputies to the 15th NAand all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure, as well as the country’ssocio-economic development and the fight against COVID-19.

He congratulated the Chinese side on the 100th anniversary of theCommunist Party of China (CPC) (July 1), and achievements the country hasrecorded in COVID-19 containment, economic recovery and eradication of absolutepoverty.

Hue suggested the two sides step up meetings at all levels, and invited Li tovisit Vietnam, saying he wants to work together with the Chinese leader toinstruct competent agencies to implement the cooperative agreement between theVietnamese NA and the National People's Congress of China.

The two sides should enhance friendly exchanges between peoples, especiallyyoung generations, and intensify the communication work to raise publicawareness of the friendship between the two Parties and countries, he said.

Hue suggested the two countries enhance economic and political trust at thesame time and make efforts to handle pending projects, and called on China toincrease its import of Vietnamese goods.

He also called for China’s continued support to Vietnam in the pandemic combat,including the vaccine strategy.

Regarding the East Sea issue, Hue said the two sides should make joint effortsto maintain peace and stability, satisfactorily settle sea-related issues, respectlegal and legitimate interests of each other in the spirit of commonperceptions at the high level, notably the Vietnam-China agreement on basicprinciples guiding the settlement of sea-related issues, and in line withinternational law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea (1982 UNCLOS).

For his part, Li congratulated Vietnam on the successful organisation of thetwo above-said political events, and achievements in socio-economic developmentand COVID-19 containment.

He expressed his hope that under the leadership of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV), headed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam will growfurther in the time ahead.

The CPC, the National People's Congress and people of China attach importanceto the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperativepartnership with Vietnam, he affirmed.

He shared Hue’s view on the need to boost all-level exchanges and meetings, andinvited the Vietnamese top legislator to visit China.

Li expressed his willingness to work together with the Vietnamese legislaturein realising the cooperative agreement between the two legislative bodies.

China will continue to assist Vietnam in the pandemic fight, including vaccinecooperation, he said, adding that China takes into account Vietnam’ssuggestions in economic, trade and investment collaboration.

Li suggested the two sides observe high-level common perceptions in maintainingmaritime peace and stability, and implementing the Declaration on the Conductof Parties in the East Sea (DOC), soon reaching a Code of Conduct in the EastSea (COC)./.