According to VNA, General Secretary and President To Lam welcomed Comrade Ly Cuong's first visit to Vietnam as Prime Minister, emphasizing that the visit is of great significance, continuing to develop the relationship between the two Parties and countries in depth, substance and comprehensiveness, meeting the aspirations and common interests of the people of the two countries, for peace, cooperation and development of the region and the world.
General Secretary and President To Lam respectfully conveyed his regards and best wishes to General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and to senior leaders of the Chinese Party and State.
General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that Vietnam considers developing relations with China a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy.
Prime Minister Li Qiang expressed his pleasure in visiting Vietnam; respectfully conveyed the greetings and best wishes of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to General Secretary and President To Lam; emphasized that the visit aimed to implement the common understanding reached by the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries in recent times, and to exchange specific measures to promote the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future to enter a new stage of development and achieve more substantial results.
General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his appreciation for the important contributions of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to the Vietnam-China relationship; highly appreciated Prime Minister Li Qiang's attention and support for promoting the bilateral relationship, as well as the effective and timely coordination of the two Prime Ministers and Governments.
General Secretary and President To Lam and Prime Minister Li Cuong agreed to maintain regular high-level and all-level exchanges; promote synchronization and effectiveness in the channels of party diplomacy, state diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy; promote cooperation in the fields of defense, security, and foreign affairs; jointly respond effectively to non-traditional security challenges; improve the effectiveness of existing mechanisms between the two countries and expand the effective implementation of new mechanisms.
The two sides agreed to continue directing all levels, sectors and localities of the two countries to resolutely implement policies and measures to promote substantive cooperation areas to achieve greater results, promote economic and trade cooperation, maintain smooth border trade, implement the construction of smart border gate models; strengthen the connection between the "Two Corridors, One Belt" Framework and the "Belt and Road" Initiative, in which priority is given to promoting cooperation in railway connectivity.
General Secretary and President To Lam welcomed and is ready to create conditions for Chinese enterprises to come to Vietnam to invest in large-scale projects with advanced technology, representing China's development level, bringing practical benefits to the two countries and their peoples.
Prime Minister Li Qiang emphasized that China will increase market opening for Vietnamese agricultural products and support Vietnam in opening trade promotion offices in China.
The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in science and technology, production supply chains, green development, digital transformation, etc. Towards the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2025, the two sides agreed to coordinate well in organizing activities in the "Vietnam - China Humanitarian Exchange Year", making efforts to promote bilateral relations to a new stage of development in the direction of "6 more".
Regarding maritime issues, the two sides agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that both sides strictly implement the high-level common perception; direct all levels and sectors to actively seek effective methods and measures to better control and resolve disagreements; and strengthen cooperation in accordance with the level of bilateral relations on the basis of international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).