General Secretary To Lam meets with Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev

General Secretary To Lam and Mr. Dmitry Medvedev emphasized that the two Parties, two countries and two peoples always attach importance to the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

The General Secretary affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam always attaches importance to the cooperative relationship with the United Russia Party, considering this a foundation to enhance political trust and promote bilateral cooperation.

Vietnam consistently considers Russia an important strategic partner and wishes to expand cooperation with Russia in key areas such as politics, security - defense, energy - oil and gas, science - technology, education - training, culture - humanities.

The two sides agreed to continue promoting cooperation channels between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the United Russia Party, welcomed exchanges between the two parties' young generations and cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the United Russia Party School.

Mr. Medvedev congratulated Vietnam on its impressive achievements after 80 years of building and developing the country.

On behalf of the United Russia Party, Mr. Medvedev wished Vietnam a successful 14th National Party Congress, creating an important foundation to achieve greater victories, moving forward steadily on the path of successfully building a prosperous, democratic, equitable, civilized, prosperous and happy socialist Vietnam, actively contributing to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

The two leaders were pleased to see that, on the basis of meetings between high-ranking leaders of the two countries, the two sides are actively implementing agreements and cooperation commitments.

The two leaders agreed to effectively implement the Master Plan on Vietnam-Russia cooperation until 2030 and the agreements reached; and promote economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The two countries need to remove barriers and further open their markets for each other's exports; continue to create conditions for businesses of the two countries to strengthen cooperation in areas such as oil and gas - energy, science and technology; strengthen security and defense cooperation; and expand local cooperation and transportation.

Vietnam and Russia also need to improve the effectiveness of cooperation in education and training, health care, culture, sports, and tourism, create favorable conditions for people of the two countries to visit each other, promote cooperation in energy, oil and gas, nuclear power, and strengthen labor cooperation, including agricultural labor.

The two sides also discussed a number of regional and international issues of mutual concern, promoting the role of the United Nations, APEC, and ASEAN.

On behalf of key Vietnamese leaders, General Secretary To Lam respectfully invited President Putin and Mr. Medvedev to soon visit Vietnam again.

Previously, on the evening of October 9, on the occasion of attending the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, General Secretary To Lam met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang.

The two sides expressed their delight at the positive development of relations between the two Parties and two countries, notably the increasingly consolidated political trust and close high-level contacts.

Security and defense cooperation has been enhanced; economic, trade, investment, and tourism cooperation has grown remarkably; strategic development connections, especially railway connections, have been strongly implemented; local cooperation and people-to-people exchanges have taken place vigorously; and multilateral coordination has been closer.

General Secretary To Lam suggested that the two sides enhance political trust to spread and comprehensively lead all areas of cooperation, well organize the 17th meeting of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, and promote the pivotal role of key areas of diplomacy, defense, and public security.

Regarding specific cooperation, the General Secretary hopes that both sides will continue to make efforts to create breakthroughs and truly transform cooperation areas, from commitments to results, from potential to reality, especially in expanding the import of Vietnamese goods and agricultural and aquatic products, increasing electricity exports to Vietnam, and giving high priority to soon completing three standard gauge railway lines connecting the two countries.

The two countries need to strengthen high-quality investment cooperation associated with technology transfer and human resource training; promote science and technology cooperation to become a new bright spot of cooperation.

With the desire to foster friendship, understanding and mutual trust between the two peoples, the General Secretary suggested that both sides support social organizations and mass organizations to increase exchanges; actively promote the Vietnam-China friendship and the development achievements of each country...

The General Secretary also suggested that the two sides properly handle maritime issues, in accordance with the common perception of the two countries' top leaders and international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang highly appreciated General Secretary To Lam's proposals on directions and measures to promote relations in the coming time.

The Chinese Party and State attach great importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and the Community of Shared Future with Vietnam, which has strategic significance, and always considers this a priority direction in China's neighborly diplomacy.

Prime Minister Li Qiang emphasized that in the coming time, the two sides need to accelerate the concretization and effective implementation of high-level agreements and common perceptions, enhance political trust, improve the quality and effectiveness of cooperation in all fields, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, and better control and handle disagreements at sea.