Vietnam, China step up cooperation between localities
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Liu Ning discussed measures to further promote relations between Vietnamese ministries and agencies, and Guangxi province of China at their meeting in Chongzuo city on April 3.
Guangxi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs BuiThanh Son and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region of China Liu Ning discussed measures to further promote relationsbetween Vietnamese ministries and agencies, and Guangxi province of China attheir meeting in Chongzuo city on April 3.
Son, who is paying an official visit to China,affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always support and facilitatecooperation between Vietnamese localities and their Chinese counterparts,including Guangxi.
The minister suggested the two sides focus on implementinghigh-level common perceptions and major outcomes gained during the visit toChina by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in October 2022, and thevisit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping inDecember 2023.
Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities, andGuangxi should maintain and raise the efficiency of their existing cooperationmechanisms, step up friendship, conduct theory exchanges and share experiencein Party building, social management and economic development, he continued.
Son asked Guangxi province to facilitate customsclearance at border gates, especially for Vietnamese agricultural products, and speed up the construction of border gate infrastructure.
At the same time, the two sides should enhance railway and road connectivity, and work to raise mutualunderstanding and friendship between the two countries’ people, especially younger generations,he said.
Son stressed the need for the two sides to closely coordinatein land border management in line with three legal documents on the land border and relevant agreements that Vietnam and China had previously signed.
Liu, for his part, expressed his support for Son’s proposals,and affirmed that Guangxi province attaches importance to friendship exchanges andmutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnamese ministries, agencies andlocalities.
The two sides should maximise their potential, strengths and reciprocity in cooperation, he noted./.
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A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
