Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with the Permanent Deputy Premier of the State Council of China

According to the VNA special correspondent, on the occasion of attending the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on the morning of January 21 (local time) in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and Executive Vice Premier of the State Council of China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the warm greetings and New Year wishes of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man , and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh personally to General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Qiang, Chairman of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji, and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang also conveyed greetings and New Year wishes from the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government to the key leaders of Vietnam.

Both sides expressed pleasure at the positive development of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and the building of a strategically significant shared future between Vietnam and China, especially the recent successful telephone conversation between General Secretary To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, which officially announced the launch of the Vietnam-China People's Cultural Exchange Year and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of valuing and prioritizing relations with China; he affirmed Vietnam's support for China's global initiatives on development, security, and civilization, as proposed by General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and expressed his hope and belief that these initiatives will bring common benefits to all countries.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang affirmed that China attaches great importance to its relationship with Vietnam and believes that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, headed by Comrade To Lam, Vietnam will successfully hold its 14th National Congress, ushering the country into a new era of development.

Regarding the direction for promoting relations between the two countries in the coming time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that both sides continue to promote high-level and other visits and contacts; review and effectively implement signed cooperation agreements, and promote deeper connectivity between the two economies; focus on implementing large-scale, symbolic projects, especially cooperation in capital, technology, and human resource training to implement standard-gauge railway lines connecting Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong in 2025 and Lang Son - Hanoi, Mong Cai - Ha Long - Hai Phong in the near future.

Along with traditional areas of cooperation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two sides strengthen cooperation in science and technology and innovation, focusing on areas where China has strengths such as big data, cloud computing, quantum computing, and microbiology, to support Vietnam in successfully implementing the historic Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.

Expressing his agreement with and appreciation for the directives of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang emphasized that China is ready to work with Vietnam to promote exchanges and cooperation in accordance with the "six more" orientation agreed upon by the leaders of the two Parties and two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Dinh Tiet Tuong proposed that both sides effectively implement high-level visits and contacts; jointly review and strengthen exchanges, and promote areas of cooperation to achieve concrete progress, especially projects that are symbolic of the bilateral relationship; effectively implement the series of activities of the Year of Cultural Exchange and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China; and firmly promote the building of the strategically significant Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future.

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