Deepening the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership

According to the Head of the Central External Relations Commission, it is expected that General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping will have exchanges at the highest strategic level of the two Parties and two countries. At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and his wife, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and his wife will pay a State visit to the People's Republic of China from August 18 to 20.

On this occasion, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung gave an interview to the press to clarify the purpose and significance of the visit. Reporter: Could you please share the purpose and significance of the State visit to China - the first visit in the position of General Secretary and President of Comrade To Lam from August 18-20, 2024? Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung: This is Comrade To Lam's first visit to China in his position as General Secretary and President, at the invitation of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. Through the visit, we affirm the importance and top priority of the Vietnam-China relationship in foreign policy; thereby, continuing the highest-level strategic dialogue; strengthening the good relationship between the two leaders of the two Parties and two countries. With this visit, we hope to work with China to promote the implementation of high-level joint agreements, especially those reached during the historic visit of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to China in 2022 and the visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam in 2023, in the spirit of strengthening and deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, building a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance. The joint statement of the visit set out the "6 more" direction including: higher political trust; more substantive defense-security cooperation; deeper substantive cooperation; more solid social foundation; closer multilateral coordination; better control and resolution of disagreements. Within the framework of the visit, we will discuss issues of Vietnam's concern as well as promote cooperation with a partner who is both a neighbor, a socialist country and a major country. Thereby, consolidating the foreign environment and favorable foreign position, taking advantage of external resources for the successful implementation of socio-economic development goals and implementing foreign affairs and international integration work set forth by the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. Reporter: During this State-level visit, what main contents will the leaders of the two Parties and two countries focus on, sir? Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Le Hoai Trung: It is expected that General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping will have exchanges at the highest strategic level of the two Parties and two countries; assessing the relationship between the two Parties and two countries, especially the results achieved in implementing high-level common agreements between key leaders of the two countries. These include agreements reached during the visit of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to China in 2022 and the visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam in 2023. Participating in the delegation, senior leaders of ministries, branches and localities will discuss new cooperation contents and mechanisms in the coming time. Along with that is the exchange of measures and contents to implement the 2023 joint statement on the direction of "6 more" cooperation in 6 areas. Very importantly, the two sides will evaluate and discuss the implementation of high-level agreements; discuss the proposed directions; add more contents, contents, and measures to make the relationship between the two countries increasingly solid, comprehensive and practical. During this State visit, in addition to meetings with key leaders of China, there will be very important activities for the people and representatives of the Chinese people. Reporter: Could you share your expectations about the results achieved after the visit? Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung: Through this visit, both sides affirmed the importance and importance of the relationship between the two Parties and the two countries. The two sides affirmed the proposed directions and reached high-level cooperation agreements; in particular, creating conditions, mechanisms and agreeing on measures measures to effectively implement the common agreements that have been reached. Through this important visit, the two countries will continue to strengthen political trust, mutual understanding and affirm the importance of common perceptions; re-evaluate the achieved results; propose measures to implement the directions and agreements and possibly propose new directions and new mechanisms. Thereby, we build the relationship as both sides desire, according to the principles set out in the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership. We have more conditions to consolidate the international environment and favorable international position, develop practical socio-economic development, implement the foreign policy as well as the development goals of the 13th National Party Congress. Reporter: Thank you very much!

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