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China pledges to cooperate with Vietnam to well control differences and settle sea disputes

September 13 afternoon, at the Great Hall of People, Beijing, China, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China cum State President of the People`s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the confirmation that Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of attaching special importance to its friendship with China and giving it a top priority in the country’s foreign policy.  
 
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc shook hands with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc shook hands with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China
He stated that Vietnam and China are embarking on an important phase of the renewal and open-door process so ensuring a peaceful, stable and cooperative environment for national construction and development are their common interests. As the two neighbors, Vietnam and China share common interests in maintaining peace, stability and cooperation for both sides’ national development causes, said PM Phuc.

Fostering the time-honoured friendship and developing the relations in a stable, healthy and sustainable manner is crucial for respective countries’ national construction and development and beneficial to peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large, he added, mentioning to the responsibility of generations of Party and State leaders in the work. 

The Vietnamese leader also proposed several major orientations to further tighten the relations between the two Parties and countries, stressing the extreme importance to strengthening political trust and boosting results-oriented cooperation. 

He asked both sides to soundly manage disputes at sea, comply with agreements and common perceptions of their high-level leaders, effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and soon sign a Code of Conduct in the East Sea, in order to help stabilise the situation and contribute to peace, cooperation and development in the region. 

Regarding economic and trade ties, PM Phuc confirmed that Vietnam treasures its mutually beneficial cooperation with China and welcomes Chinese investors in fields meeting respective development requirements. He requested the two countries’ ministries and agencies to settle difficulties to develop the bilateral economic and trade relations effectively and sustainably.
 
 
China pledges to cooperate with Vietnam to well control differences and settle sea disputes
China pledges to cooperate with Vietnam to well control differences and settle sea disputes
For his part, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi said PM Phuc’s visit is significant for the consolidation and enhancement of the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. He expressed his belief that Vietnam will gain greater achievements in the process of reform and nation building. 

At the same time, China will join hands with Vietnam to manage their differences and satisfactorily solve disputes, thus deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable and sustainable fashion, he said. China also sticks importance to boosting mutually beneficial collaboration with Vietnam, he said, suggesting the two sides carry forward the role played by the China-Vietnam Steering Committee on Bilateral Cooperation in coordinating and forging the affiliation. 

It is necessary for the two sides to ramp up their connectivity in the development strategy within the frameworks of the “One Belt, One Road” and “Two Corridors, One Economic Belt.” They should beef up collaboration in production and tourism, soon build joint border economic zones and hasten the implementation of key cooperation project, he proposed. 

The host promised that China will encourage businesses having high capacity and using high technology to invest in Vietnam, and will actively partner with the country in addressing problems hindering bilateral economic and trade ties. 

He called on the Chinese official to make more contributions to consolidating and enhancing the time-honoured friendship between social organisations and people of the two countries, helping push forward the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. 

Party leader Xi welcomed the visit of PM Phuc to China, emphasizing that it would help consolidate and enhance the two neighbors’ friendship and comprehensive cooperation. He also affirmed he will encourage high-tech and strong enterprises to investment in Vietnam and collaborate with the country to address the remaining issues in the bilateral economic and trade ties.

The Party, Government and people of China always attach importance to developing relations with Vietnam and stand ready to work with the Southeast Asian country to well control differences, satisfactorily settle disputes, and strengthen the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable, sustainable and increasingly deep manner, Mr. Xi said.

PM Phuc took the occasion to invite Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi to pay an official visit to Viet Nam and attend the APEC leaders’ Summit in 2017.
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