Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the greetings and best wishes of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President To Lam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam to Comrade Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that developing a stable, sustainable and long-term relationship with China is a consistent policy, an objective requirement, a strategic choice and a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification. Vietnam supports China's development, the successful completion of the "second centenary" goal and the successful building of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

General Secretary and President Xi Jinping sent his warm regards to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President To Lam and other leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam; and congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic development achievements.

General Secretary and President Xi Jinping affirmed that China highly values ​​and always considers relations with Vietnam a priority in its overall neighborly foreign policy; affirms its support for Vietnam in protecting national independence and national dignity; firmly supports Vietnam under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, successfully organize the 14th National Party Congress, and successfully build socialism in accordance with the country's situation.

Reviewing the good traditional friendship between the two Parties and countries, the two leaders expressed their joy at the positive development of Vietnam-China relations in recent times; agreed to continue to concretize high-level common perceptions, especially the Vietnam-China Joint Statement on continuing to deepen and elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, building a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future with strategic significance in the direction of "6 more".

Comrade Xi Jinping emphasized that the two sides need to enhance political trust, maintain regular high-level exchanges, make good use of the mechanism of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, promote exchanges and dialogues through Party channels, and enhance cooperation between important ministries and sectors, such as diplomacy, defense, public security, etc.; improve the effectiveness of substantive cooperation; enhance people-to-people exchanges, especially among the younger generation; better control and resolve disagreements; coordinate well at multilateral forums, contributing to the development of the region and the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two sides cooperate in building large, highly symbolic projects with substantial and sustainable efficiency; suggested that the two sides accelerate the connection of transport infrastructure, especially cooperation in connecting railways, roads, and border gates within the framework of connecting "Two Corridors, One Belt" with "Belt and Road"; and welcomed China's increased high-quality investment in Vietnam.

Emphasizing the importance of agricultural trade to the majority of people, consumers and businesses of the two countries, the Prime Minister suggested that the two sides promote local cooperation to become a new growth driver, research and build pilot economic cooperation zones across the border, expand economic cooperation at border gates, build smart border gates; other localities proactively strengthen cooperation, connect regional development strategies; expand cooperation in finance, banking, education, health, etc.

Appreciating the cooperation proposals of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, General Secretary and President Xi Jinping affirmed that China supports Vietnam in accelerating the country's industrialization and modernization, and together with China and other countries, building stable and sustainable supply chains and production chains in the region and the world.

General Secretary and President Xi Jinping hopes that the two sides will further strengthen trade, investment and tourism cooperation, promote the complementarity and geographical advantages of the two economies; consider the option of piloting cross-border economic zones; and affirm that China is ready to expand the import of high-quality goods from Vietnam.

Affirming that China will continue to deepen comprehensive reform and promote the development of new quality production forces. This will bring opportunities for the two sides to implement trade cooperation, cooperation in connecting road and rail transport, and connecting the digital economy.

The Chinese government supports businesses to increase investment in Vietnam, especially in high-tech and emerging industries.

The two sides also discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, agreed to jointly control and properly handle disagreements, and maintain peace and stability at sea.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that both sides seriously implement the high-level common perception, respect each other's legitimate interests in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Disagreements at sea should not be allowed to affect the friendly relations between the two countries.