BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Tran Thanh Man, chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, in Beijing on Monday (Oct 12).
Reflecting "camaraderie plus brotherhood," Li said China is willing to work with Vietnam to continue traditional friendship, enhance unity and mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, better benefit the two peoples, and inject positive energy into promoting regional and global stability and prosperity.
Li said that China stands ready to enhance alignment of development strategies with the Vietnamese side, expand and optimise the economic and trade pie between the two countries, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of cooperation in areas such as connectivity, artificial intelligence, clean energy and the digital economy.
He called on the two sides to deepen people-to-people exchanges and cooperation in medicine, education, youth and other fields, to cement the public opinion foundation for China-Vietnam friendship.
In the face of the complex and volatile international situation, China is ready to enhance communication and collaboration with Vietnam under multilateral frameworks such as APEC, China-Asean and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation to jointly address risks and challenges, he said.
Li also expressed the hope that the legislative bodies of the two countries will strongly support the bilateral practical cooperation and play a greater role in providing legal guarantees and promoting people-to-people bonds.
Tran Thanh Man said Vietnam extends its heartfelt congratulations on China's new and significant achievements in economic and social development, with its economic growth rate ranking among the top of the world's major economies and its breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation leading the world.
Vietnam has always regarded China as a top priority and a strategic choice in its foreign relations, firmly adheres to the one-China policy, and will maintain close exchanges with China at all levels in accordance with the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, Tran Thanh Man added.
The National Assembly of Vietnam attaches great importance to and highly recognises Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, and is willing to enhance exchanges of experience in governance with China, he noted. - Xinhua
