Vietnam always treasures and gives top priority to developing its comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong told General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping during their talks in Beijing on October 31, following the welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese leader.
Xi highlighted the visit’s significance to the two countries and their relationship, underlining the fact that Trong is the first foreign leader welcomed by China following the CPC’s 20th National Congress and he selected China for his first overseas trip after the CPV’s 13th National Congress, has demonstrated the utmost appreciation for ties between the two Parties and nations.
Trong once again congratulated the success of the CPC’s 20th National Congress, and congratulated Xi on his re-election as General Secretary of the 20th CPC Central Committee as well as his “leadership nucleus” position in the CPC Central Committee and the entire CPC.
He said the CPC’s 20th National Congress was important with long-term significance for China’s development, opening up a new journey to build a modern socialist country by 2035, towards achieving the goal of “second 100 years”.
The traditional friendship between Vietnam and China, founded and nurtured by Presidents Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong and revolutionary predecessors, is a common invaluable asset of the two Parties, countries and people, he said.
Vietnam deeply appreciates the great and invaluable assistance of the Chinese Party, State and people in the past struggle for national liberation as well as the current cause of socialism building, Trong said.
Source: Vietnam News Agency