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DPM receives int’l guests

VGP – Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh on December 17 separately welcomed First Vice Governor of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of People’s Government Tang Renjian and new Sri Lankan Ambassador to Viet Nam Lanka Saranya Dissanayake.

December 18, 2015 8:25 AM GMT+7

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh (R) and First Vice Governor of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of People’s Government Tang Renjian, Ha Noi, December 17, 2015 – Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

Deputy PM Minh hailed the positive developments in the cooperation between Vietnamese localities and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

The host leader proposed Guangxi work closely with Vietnamese ministries, agencies, and localities to promote practical cooperation especially in such areas as economics, trade, investment, transport, agriculture and tourism.

The Deputy PM also suggested the two sides effectively implement three Viet Nam-China land border documents and complete necessary measures to early open and upgrade border gates which facilitate the transportation of goods and passengers and together build a shared borderline of peace, friendship, stability and development.

For his part, Mr.  Tang Renjian emphasized that the administration and people in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region always respect for and hope to strengthen linkages with Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities.

They also wanted to boost infrastructure connectivity projects among Vietnamese localities and Guangxi efficiently.

The same day, Deputy PM Minh welcomed the new Sri Lankan Ambassador to Viet Nam in which he extoled the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two sides, particularly in politics, economics, trade, agriculture, tourism, and international cooperation.

The host leader highlighted Viet Nam’s consistent policy which attaches importance to traditional ties with Sri Lanka, hoping that the two countries would shake hands tighly to serve regional and global stability, peace, and prosperity.

For her part, Ambassador Saranya Dissanayake pledged to spare no effort to nurture the bilateral ties in the coming time./.

By Khanh Phuong