Vietnam leaders receive Chinese foreign minister - both countries to work on many project including railway links

This picture taken and released by Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Friday, December 1, 2023 shows China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shaking hands with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang in Hanoi. -(Photo by Vietnam News Agency / Vietnam News Agency / AFP)

HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam's ruling Communist Party Leader Nguyen Phu Trong met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday and said his country prioritises ties with China, according to state media.

In a Vietnamese government statement released later, Vietnam's deputy prime minister Tran Luu Quang proposed improving transport connections, especially railways, between the two countries.