The Minister of Construction has just signed 7 important documents with China.

In the railway sector, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh signed four documents: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Construction and the National Development and Reform Commission of China on the establishment of the Vietnam-China Railway Joint Cooperation Committee to speed up project implementation.

Minutes of the meeting between the Ministry of Construction and the China National Administration of International Development Cooperation (CIDCA) on field survey to provide technical support for the feasibility study report for the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line in Vietnam.

The Minister of Construction has just signed 7 important documents with China, photo 1

China will support Vietnam in building the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway. Illustration photo: Xinhua.

Exchange of letters on China's technical support for planning the Dong Dang - Hanoi and Mong Cai - Ha Long - Hai Phong standard gauge railway lines.

Exchange of letters on China's technical support for the preparation of the Feasibility Study Report for the Investment Project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong standard gauge railway.

For the road sector, the Minister of Construction signed 3 documents, including:

Agreement between the two governments on joint construction of cross-border traffic works in the Thanh Thuy (Ha Giang, Vietnam) - Thien Bao (Yunnan, China) international border gate area.

Protocol between the two Governments on simplifying import and export procedures through Thanh Thuy - Thien Bao international border gate to jointly build cross-border traffic works in the Thanh Thuy - Thien Bao international border gate area.

Memorandum of Understanding on Road Engineering Cooperation between the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam and the Ministry of Transport of China.

The Ministry of Construction said that the signed railway documents play a significant role and contribute to speeding up the preparation of railway projects connecting Vietnam and China. The signed documents on the construction of cross-border traffic works will create an important legal basis for Ha Giang province of Vietnam and Yunnan province of China to invest in the construction of cross-border traffic works in the Thanh Thuy - Thien Bao international border gate area.

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Thanh Thuy international border gate in Ha Giang province. Photo: Loc Lien.

In addition, the signed memorandum of understanding on road engineering cooperation will promote cooperation between the two countries' ministries on road engineering, development of technical standards and regulations, research on new technologies, new materials, construction management and maintenance.

Regarding the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway route, the Ministry of Construction estimates the total investment for this project to be more than VND200,000 billion, including the segment from Hai Phong to Quang Ninh on the coastal route Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh.

This railway line has a total planned length of more than 460 km, starting at Lao Cai border gate connecting with the Chinese railway and ending at Cai Lan station (Ha Long city, Quang Ninh).

At the first meeting of the Steering Committee for important national railway projects recently, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that this April the Ministry of Finance submit to the Prime Minister the establishment of a State Appraisal Council for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway project, to conduct appraisal along with the process of preparing the project's feasibility study report, meeting the construction schedule in December this year.

Loc Lien

Source: https://tienphong.vn/bo-truong-xay-dung-vua-ky-7-van-kien-quan-trong-voi-trung-quoc-post1733851.tpo