General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong had a phone call with Mr. Xi Jinping

On behalf of the Party, Government and people of China, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping congratulated the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on its great success; congratulated Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election as General Secretary of the new term; and expressed his belief that the Vietnamese people, under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam with Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong as General Secretary, will successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Congress and gain even greater new achievements.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)

On this occasion, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping sent wishes to the Vietnamese people to celebrate the traditional New Year of Tan Suu with peace and prosperity.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his thanks to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for sending congratulatory messages to the 13th Congress; and thanked General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping for sending congratulatory messages to General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong personally; and emphasized that the 13th National Congress, a major political event of the Party, State and people of Vietnam, had been a great success. The Congress set out major goals and directions, which have important strategic significance and vision for the cause of innovation and socialist construction in Vietnam in the coming period.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that over the past 71 years since the two countries established diplomatic relations, despite ups and downs, historical reality has shown that friendship and cooperation have always been the main stream in the relationship between the two Parties and two countries; at the same time, he said that in recent times, the two sides have conducted exchange activities in many flexible forms, achieving good results, contributing to strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China to continue to develop healthily and stably, in accordance with the aspirations and interests of the people of the two countries; he suggested that the two sides continue to strengthen cooperation, overcome all difficulties and challenges, promote the traditional friendship between the two Parties, two countries and people of the two countries to achieve even greater results in the new period,for the benefit of the people of both countries, for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

On the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year 2021, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent New Year greetings to all members of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people./.