On the evening of November 8, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation returned to Hanoi, successfully concluding their working trip to China to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS), the 11th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summit and a working visit to China.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Thanh Binh answered questions about the results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip, including the results of the Prime Minister's bilateral activities with China.
According to the Deputy Minister, during this working trip to China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a very rich working program, with 19 bilateral activities, including talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang; together with Prime Minister Li Qiang, witnessing the exchange of diplomatic notes to establish the Consulate General of Vietnam in Chongqing; meeting with leaders of Yunnan province, Chongqing city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; visiting the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site in Kunming, the Huangyan Revolutionary Museum in Chongqing - where Uncle Ho's revolutionary activities are recorded; attending the Vietnam - China Business Forum, programs introducing Vietnamese culture and tourism; receiving a number of large, typical Chinese enterprises; and meeting the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in China.
"The delegation's activities were a great success," the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed.
He added that at the talks and exchanges between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and leaders of Yunnan, Chongqing and Guangxi provinces, the two sides reached many important common perceptions on continuing to implement and concretize high-level common perceptions, promoting Vietnam-China relations, including Chinese localities, to develop more effectively, substantially and sustainably, clearly demonstrated in 4 aspects:
First, enhance political trust between the two sides and promote an important guiding role in the development of bilateral relations.
Second, continue to deepen substantive cooperation in all fields and strengthen the material foundation for bilateral relations.
"The two sides agreed to promote complementary strengths, focusing on implementing major projects, new symbols of cooperation in Vietnam-China relations. In particular, the implementation of three standard gauge railway lines connecting the two countries (Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong, Lang Son - Hanoi, Mong Cai - Ha Long - Hai Phong) is considered the highest priority in strategic infrastructure connection cooperation between the two sides," said Deputy Minister Pham Thanh Binh.
Third, enhance people-to-people exchanges and further consolidate the social foundation of bilateral relations.
Fourth, the two sides agreed to control disagreements well, not to let them affect the very good relationship between the two Parties and the two countries. At the same time, they will closely coordinate in border management and protection according to the three documents on land borders and related agreements, and coordinate well in organizing activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Land Border Treaty and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the three legal documents on land borders in 2024.
