Chinese Premier Li Qiang paid an official visit to Vietnam from October 12 to 14 at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.
Accompanying Chinese Premier Li Qiang on his official visit to Vietnam were: Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao; Deputy Minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (Ministerial level) Ma Zhaoxu; Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Sun Weidong; Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei; Directorate of the Directorate of China International Development Cooperation Luo Zhaohui; Vice Chairman of the Committee for Reform and Development of China Liu Sushe; Chief of Office of the Prime Minister Kang Xuping.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai, Prime Minister Li Qiang's visit is the first visit to Vietnam in 11 years by a Chinese Premier, and also the first visit to Vietnam by Li Qiang as Premier, demonstrating the importance of the Chinese Party and State and Prime Minister 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).
It is expected that during the visit, Chinese Premier Li Cuong will have important talks and meetings with General Secretary and President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
The two sides' senior leaders will discuss in depth measures to continue effectively implementing the common perceptions reached between the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries, further consolidating political trust; in which, the two Prime Ministers will focus on discussing specific measures, actively promoting the expansion and improvement of the effectiveness and quality of cooperation areas, deepening substantive cooperation, achieving many practical results, bringing benefits to the people of the two countries.
