China will further open its market to Vietnamese goods.

On the morning of June 26, right after the official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (China), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

In a sincere, friendly and open atmosphere, the two Prime Ministers informed each other about the situation of each Party and each country; in-depth exchanged opinions on important issues in the bilateral relationship and reached broad common understanding on concretizing the achievements and high-level common understandings during General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's official visit to China at the end of 2022, deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Overview of the meeting.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated China on its development achievements and believed that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping as the core, and with the effective management of the State Council of China, headed by Premier Li Qiang, the Chinese people will successfully implement the goals and tasks set forth by the 20th National Congress, building China into a modern, prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist country.

Prime Minister Li Qiang congratulated Vietnam on its important achievements in socio-economic development; affirmed that China supports Vietnam in developing an independent and self-reliant economy associated with deep and effective international integration; and believed in and wished Vietnam to successfully implement the goals and tasks set by the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, turning Vietnam into a high-income developed country with a socialist orientation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Expressing his delight at the favorable development of bilateral relations after General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's historic visit to China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the Party, State and people of Vietnam consistently attach importance to developing good relations with the Party, Government and people of fraternal China; affirming that this is a consistent policy, a strategic choice and a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification.

Prime Minister Li Qiang stressed that China always considers Vietnam a priority in its overall neighborly foreign policy; always supports Vietnam in successfully carrying out the cause of industrialization, modernization of the country and enhancing its international role.

The two sides agreed to promote the effective implementation of the Vietnam-China Joint Statement on further promoting and deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership; maintain high-level exchanges and contacts, and promote exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties, the two Governments, the National Assembly/National People's Congress, the Fatherland Front/CPPCC; promote the role of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in coordinating all areas of cooperation; expand cooperation in key areas such as diplomacy, defense, and security; enhance substantive cooperation in all fields and friendly exchanges between localities and people's organizations; build a peaceful, stable, cooperative, and developing land border; control disagreements well, maintain peace and stability at sea; and strengthen coordination in international and regional forums.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks at the talks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the two sides need to promote geographical advantages and mutual complementarities to promote substantive cooperation in various fields; request China to accelerate the process of opening the market for Vietnam's agricultural and aquatic products, create conditions for the early establishment of Vietnam Trade Promotion Offices in Chengdu (Sichuan) and Haikou (Hainan), coordinate to improve customs clearance efficiency, avoid congestion of goods at border gates; coordinate to thoroughly handle obstacles in a number of cooperation projects in the spirit of "harmonious benefits, shared risks", and accelerate the implementation of China's non-refundable aid for Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the two sides strengthen cooperation in the fields of finance, agriculture, transportation, environment, health, science and technology, focusing on: cooperation in digital transformation, green growth, circular economy, and climate change response; exchange of experience in macroeconomic management, financial and monetary policy administration; cooperation in cultivation, agricultural product processing, disease control, and protection of aquatic resources in the Gulf of Tonkin; strengthen railway, road, and sea connectivity, research and develop a number of standard-gauge, high-speed railway lines connecting the two countries, and soon sign an Agreement on search and rescue at sea; comprehensively restore commercial flights; strengthen cooperation in water resource management in the Mekong - Lancang River basin; effectively implement the Education Cooperation Agreement, deploy scholarships for Vietnam; effectively implement the Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Plan; Organize people-to-people exchange activities to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership framework between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting.

Prime Minister Li Qiang affirmed his readiness to deepen substantive cooperation with Vietnam and continuously enrich the content of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Appreciating Vietnam's rapid economic development and dynamic business environment in the region, Prime Minister Li Qiang stated that economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has a high level of complementarity and great potential; said that China will further open its market to Vietnamese goods, especially high-quality agricultural, aquatic and fruit products from Vietnam, coordinate to create favorable conditions for quarantine and customs clearance of goods, and is ready to coordinate to promote the resolution of institutional and policy problems, so that the trade relations between the two countries continue to grow sustainably and achieve new results; suggested that the two sides strengthen strategic connectivity, especially in infrastructure and transportation; promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, especially in the fields of production, manufacturing, agriculture, and cooperation to maintain supply chains and production chains.

Prime Minister Li Qiang said that the Chinese government encourages Chinese enterprises, especially large, high-tech Chinese enterprises, to expand investment in areas that are suitable to Vietnam's needs and sustainable development strategy, making practical cooperation between the two countries increasingly effective, substantial, and commensurate with the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Regarding people-to-people exchanges, Prime Minister Li Qiang emphasized that people-to-people exchanges and local cooperation activities play an important role in enhancing understanding, trust and friendship between the two countries; affirmed that he would promote the two sides to effectively implement cooperation in the fields of culture, education and tourism, increase the frequency and improve the quality of local cooperation.

The two sides had a sincere and frank exchange of opinions on maritime issues, agreeing to affirm the importance of properly controlling disagreements and maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the two sides strictly implement the high-level common perception and the “Agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of Vietnam-China maritime issues”; respect each other’s legitimate rights and interests; resolve disputes and disagreements by peaceful means, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS; effectively promote negotiation mechanisms on maritime issues; fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and strive to build a substantive, effective, and efficient Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS.

The two Prime Ministers also discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, agreeing to maintain coordination and cooperation at regional and international forums.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed the consistent policy of upholding the “One China” policy, supporting China to promote its increasingly important and active role in the region and the world; suggested that the two sides strengthen coordination and cooperation at regional and international forums, especially within the framework of the WTO, APEC, ASEM, ASEAN, etc.

Framework agreement on jointly promoting the construction of smart border gates between the People's Committee of Lang Son province (Vietnam) and the Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China).

At the end of the talks, the two Prime Ministers witnessed the signing and announcement of three cooperation documents between ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries in the fields of immigration management, market surveillance, building smart border gates, and research on marine environmental management in the Gulf of Tonkin.

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