Party chief to visit China this week

VGP - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China from January 12-15, according to the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

January 09, 2017 7:44 AM GMT+7

The visit will be made at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.

It will take place on the threshold of the 67th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations and coincide with the time when the two peoples are preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year.

This will be the first overseas trip of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to China after the 12th National Party Congress, targeting to continue promoting the healthy and stable Viet Nam-China ties in the interest of the two peoples as well as peace and prosperity in the region and around the world./.

By Kim Anh