Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Beijing international airport (Source: VNA) In an interview granted toVietnam News Agency in Beijing on the occasion of the visit, the Ambassadornoted that it is the first time the Party leader has visited China since the 12th National Party Congress early last year, but his third one to China as GeneralSecretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
According to the diplomat,Vietnam-China ties have thrived across the fields from politics, economy andculture to people-to-people exchange over the past years, thanks to efforts ofboth sides. The two countries have also increased discussions on how tomaintain peace and stability in the East Sea.
He expressed hope that the visitwould create a new driving force to further boost ties between the two Partiesand nations, along with favourable conditions to increase visits and exchangesbetween their senior officials this year.
The most important thing in therelations between the two Parties and countries is how to constantlyconsolidate the traditional friendly neighbourliness and enhance politicaltrust, which is also the overall aim of the current visit of General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong, Ambassador Khoi said.
He pointed out that as trade andeconomic ties between the two countries are growing strongly and in a morebalanced manner, the visit is also meant to further enhance those ties, especiallywhen Vietnam has entered the second year of implementing the Resolution adoptedby the 12th National Party Congress and China is in the last year ofpreparing for the 19th National Party Congress.
Besides, the visit is a chance tofoster people-to-people exchanges which have become more regular over the pastyears, the ambassador said, adding that during the stay, the Party leader willattend a banquet celebrating the 67th anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties and meet Chinese scholars to convey to them the wish of theVietnamese Party and State to further increase people-to-people exchangebetween the two countries.
Amid rapid and complicated developmentsin the global and regional situation, Khoi hoped that the visit wouldcontribute to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea for the sake ofthe region and the world, thus creating a favourable environment for economicdevelopment.
The ambassador especiallyhighlighted the strong developments in bilateral ties during the past year.Immediately after Vietnam successfully organised the 12th NationalParty Congress, Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinpingcabled a message of congratulations in which he expressed wish to furtherreinforce ties between the two Parties and countries.
Hoang Binh Quan, special envoy ofthe Vietnamese Party chief, made a visit to China after the congress, and conveyedGeneral Secretary Trong’s wish to further boost the comprehensive partnershipwith China.
The ambassador said that leadersat the highest level of both Parties, countries and governments share the wishto further promote bilateral relations on the basis of the understanding that thetwo countries are first of all neighbours and a stable and friendlyrelationship is very important and beneficial to both sides.
The two countries also sharesimilarities in institutions, guidelines and policies, and both are persistentlycommitted to the communist party’s leadership and national development goals.
According to the diplomat, due tothe characteristics of ties between the two Parties and countries, visits andmeetings between the highest leaders of the two parties and countries are importantin defining the orientation for bilateral ties across the field.
Therefore, this visit of GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong is expected to give a boost to bilateral ties in2017 and beyond, Khoi said./.
VNA
