Party chief to visit China
VGP – Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh has revealed that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong would pay an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping.
Deputy PM Minh made the point on January 5 at a New Year talk with the media.
The visit will be made in the new term of the 12th Party Congress, targeting to cement and deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Viet Nam and China. It also aims to reaffirm Viet Nam’s diplomatic policy of independence, self-reliance, and strengthening ties with other countries including China, an important strategic partner of Viet Nam.
Via the visit, Viet Nam hoped to develop the bilateral ties in a practical and effective manner in the interests of the two countries in favor of regional peace and stability.
The Deputy PM was convinced that the upcoming visit would open up a year of reciprocal visits between the two countries.
As the chair of APEC 2017, Viet Nam invited Chinese Party General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump to visit Viet Nam./.
By Khanh Phuong
