Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates respectfully commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: Doan Tan/VNA)

Within the framework of his official visit to Vietnam, on the morning of October 13, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang and a high-ranking delegation of the Chinese Government laid wreaths and visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Also attending were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang laid a wreath in memory of President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam's national liberation hero and great man of culture.

The delegation's wreath bears the inscription: "The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China respectfully pays his respects - President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people, live forever."

Premier Li Qiang's visit is the first visit to Vietnam by a Chinese Premier in 11 years, and also the first visit to Vietnam by Li Qiang as Premier of the State Council, demonstrating the importance of the Chinese Party, State and Premier Li Qiang personally to the Vietnam-China relationship.

The visit takes place at a very special time for Vietnam-China relations, right when the two sides are looking forward to celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - January 18, 2025), as well as right after important visits by senior leaders of the two Parties and countries such as the State visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping (December 2023), the State visit to China by General Secretary and President To Lam (August 2024) and the working trip to attend WEF Dalian and work in China by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (June 2024).

The visit is a continuation of the tradition of high-level exchanges between the two Parties and two countries, which is very important in further strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, promoting the building of a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future with strategic significance in the direction of "6 more" (higher political trust; more substantive defense-security cooperation; deeper substantive cooperation; more solid social foundation; closer multilateral coordination; better controlled and resolved disagreements)./.

According to vietnamplus.vn