General Secretary and President returns to Hanoi, successfully concluding his visit to China

On the afternoon of August 20, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, returned to Hanoi , successfully concluding the State visit to the People's Republic of China from August 18-20.

Farewell ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife at Beijing International Airport. (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)

According to the special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, on the afternoon of August 20, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Hanoi, successfully concluding the State visit to the People's Republic of China from August 18-20, at the invitation of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife.

Seeing off the delegation at Beijing International Airport, on the Chinese side were Secretary of the Secretariat, State Councilor, Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong; Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Ba; and a number of officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On the Vietnamese side, there were: Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai and his wife; Embassy staff, representatives of the community and Vietnamese students studying in China.

During the visit, General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping; witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation documents between the two countries; attended a tea party; met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang; met with Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee; met with representatives of Chinese friendship figures; visited the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Zedong; visited and worked at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China; and toured MEGVII Company.

During the visit, the General Secretary, President and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, offered flowers and incense to commemorate Martyr Pham Hong Thai at Hoang Hoa Cuong Cemetery Park and visited the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association Headquarters Relic Site (Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province); visited the Embassy and met with the Vietnamese community in China...

During the talks and meetings, the two sides informed each other about the situation of each Party and each country; in-depth exchanged opinions and reached many important common perceptions on the relationship between the two Parties and the two countries of Vietnam and China and the current international and regional situation.

On this occasion, the two sides signed 14 cooperation documents between departments, ministries, branches, and localities...

Signing ceremony of the Agreement on professional cooperation between Vietnam News Agency and Xinhua (right) and investment cooperation (left) between the two countries. (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)

The two comrades General Secretary and President reached high consensus on enhancing political trust, maintaining regular exchanges and contacts between senior leaders of the two Parties and two countries; attaching importance to the strategic orientation role of the Party channel for the overall bilateral relations between the two countries; continuing to deepen theoretical cooperation, through mechanisms such as theoretical seminars between the two Parties, promptly sharing the latest theoretical and practical achievements of each Party and each country, with practical significance contributing to the cause of each Party and each country.

The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen security and defense cooperation, promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, including promoting the connection of "two corridors, one belt" with the "belt and road", enhancing the connection of railway and road infrastructure, enhancing supply chain cooperation, economic cooperation between border provinces, and enhancing exchanges on state-owned enterprise reform.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping affirmed that China is willing to increase imports of Vietnamese agricultural products and expand trade promotion offices in China; China creates favorable conditions for high-quality Vietnamese agricultural products to access the Chinese market.

The two sides agreed on the need to further strengthen people-to-people exchanges, promote understanding and friendship between the two peoples, especially the young generation; and agreed to identify 2025 as the "Vietnam-China Humanitarian Exchange Year."

The two General Secretaries and Presidents had in-depth discussions on many international and regional issues of mutual concern, emphasizing coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums and international mechanisms on the basis of the legitimate interests of the two countries and actively contributing to the common interests of the international community./.

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