Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated the Vietnamese Party and
State’s long-lasting and consistent policy of consolidating and
strengthening the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation
with China.
During his talks with Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang in Nanning city on September 2 on the occasion of
the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 10th China-ASEAN
Business-Investment Summit, PM Dung spoke highly of the authorities of
China and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region’s careful preparations
for the events.
Over the last ten years, CAEXPO has
become one of the most prestigious and influential expos in the region
and a good chance for ASEAN and China to strengthen their friendship
and strategic partnership, he said.
Premier Li
Keqiang said the delegation’s participation in the expo and summit
reflects the Vietnamese Party and Government’s appreciation of
strengthening the relationship with China as well as their support
for the events.
He stressed that the Chinese Party,
State and people always attach importance to relations with Vietnam
and are willing to deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative
partnership between the two countries.
The two leaders said they were delighted to see positive developments in the bilateral ties over the past time.
High-ranking meetings and exchanges have been maintained, especially
the phone call between Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his
counterpart Xi Jinping in March 2013 and President Truong Tan Sang’s
state visit to China in June this year.
Through the
meetings, the two sides have reached important common perceptions and
clearly identified major orientations to foster ties between the two
Parties and countries.
They have agreed to increase
high-ranking visits and meetings, enhance cooperation for mutual benefit
in all fields, especially economics and trade in order to fulfil the
target of raising bilateral trade to 60 billion USD by 2015 and
implement joint large-scale economic projects, especially those in
infrastructure while strengthening people-to-people exchanges.
Regarding the sea-related issues, the two sides held that both nations
need to together maintain peace and stability in the East Sea,
well control the situation at sea and satisfactorily resolve every
matter via peaceful negotiations.
PM Dung
emphasised that the two sides should strictly obey the agreement on
basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues between
Vietnam and China, satisfactorily settle disputes by peaceful means and
on the basis of international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on
the Law of the Sea and the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of
Parties in the East Sea (DOC).
He also suggested the
two countries soon put into operation and promote the efficiency of the
hotlines between the two Defence Ministries and fishery agencies as
agreed, contributing to promptly deal with arising problems, especially
those relating to fishing vessels and fishermen.
On
the occasion, PM Dung invited Premier Li Keqiang to visit Vietnam in
an early date and the latter accepted the invitation with pleasure.
Later, the Vietnamese Government leader received Chairman of the
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Chen Wu and Yunnan province’s Governor
Ly Jiheng.
The same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan
Dung met with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, during which he
congratulated Cambodia on its all-round achievements made in the
national construction and development as well as the successful
organisation of the fifth general election.
The
Vietnamese leader said he hopes that Cambodia will soon establish
its new Government and Parliament to stabilise and develop the country
for the sake of its people as well as contributing to peace and
development in the region and the world at large.
Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for
their support and assistance to his country over the past time,
affirming that the Cambodian Government will continue to make every
effort to maintain stability in the country, thus contributing to
regional and international peace and development.
Both leaders noted with pleasure that the friendship and comprehensive
cooperation between the two countries have been consolidated and
developed, especially in trade and investment.
They
agreed that the two sides will continue to work together to instruct
their ministries, agencies and localities to further cooperate in all
fields, for the common benefit of both countries.
PM
Dung took this occasion to thank the Cambodian Government and people for
what they have given to help Vietnamese people to have a stable life in
Cambodia.-VNA