Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu receives Chongqing Vice Mayor Xu Jian

On the afternoon of October 23, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu received Chongqing Vice Mayor Xu Jian and the Chongqing delegation who were visiting and working in Vietnam.

Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu received Chongqing Vice Mayor Xu Jian and the Chongqing city delegation who are visiting and working in Vietnam.

During the meeting, both sides expressed pleasure at the positive results of exchanges between Vietnamese ministries, departments, and localities with Chongqing city. They agreed to promote exchanges of delegations at all levels, further strengthen substantive cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, infrastructure development, logistics, education, and tourism, and further promote people-to-people exchanges.

In the first eight months of 2025 alone, bilateral trade reached US$4.27 billion, a 26.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Vietnam became Chongqing's largest trading partner, accounting for over one-third of its total trade with ASEAN countries.

Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu suggested that Chongqing consider participating in the Kunming - Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong Economic Corridor; expand imports of high-quality Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products; create favorable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to effectively utilize the international railway line from Chongqing to European countries; and encourage Chongqing businesses to invest in Vietnam in areas of strength such as electronics, manufacturing, urban management, and green transformation. The Deputy Minister also hoped that Chongqing would provide more scholarships for Vietnamese students to study at key universities; and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese airlines regarding aircraft takeoff and landing schedules.

During the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu suggested that Chongqing consider participating in the Kunming - Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong Economic Corridor; expand imports of high-quality Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products; and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to effectively utilize the international railway line from Chongqing to European countries.

Introducing the potential and strengths of Chongqing as the only centrally administered city in Southwest China, Vice Mayor Xu Jian affirmed that Chongqing always attaches importance to promoting mutually beneficial exchanges and cooperation with Vietnamese localities; and is ready to strengthen practical cooperation in the fields of transportation, trade, investment, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges, jointly exploiting the "red addresses" (historical sites), inheriting and promoting the traditional friendship between Vietnam and China.

Vice Mayor Xu Jian affirmed that he would continue to create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese Consulate General in Chongqing to operate effectively and play a good role as a bridge to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

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