Leaders send greetings to China on diplomatic ties anniversary

VNGOP – Party General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh, State President Nguyễn Minh Triết, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and National Assembly Chairman Nguyễn Phú Trọng sent greetings to Chinese General Secretary-President Hu Jintao upon the 58th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries, January 18.

January 19, 2008 7:32 AM GMT+7

The Vietnamese leaders also cabled congratulatory messages to Chairman of the Standing Committee of Chinese National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo and State Council’s Premier Wen Jiabao.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Chairman of Việt Nam’s bilateral cooperation steering committee Phạm Gia Khiêm, Chinese State Council’s member and Chairman of bilateral cooperation steering committee Tang Jiaxuan and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged greetings.
Vietnamese Ambassador to China Trần Văn Luật, Chinese Ambassador to Việt Nam Hu Qianwen, the Việt Nam-China Friendship Association and the China-Việt Nam Friendly Association hosted friendly meetings to celebrate the event.