Promoting solidarity, friendship, mutual understanding, and interpersonal exchange between Vietnam and China is crucial to developing the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable and healthy fashion.

President Truong Tan Sang made the remark at a reception for Chairwoman of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) Li Xiaolin in Hanoi on January 15th. He said the Vietnamese Party, State and people attach great importance to the neighbourliness, friendship and comprehensive cooperation with their Chinese counterparts.

The two sides are expected to maintain regular high-level delegation exchanges, realise commitments in certain fields, address disputes, and develop cooperation for the benefits of the two countries, the region, and the world.

This is the consistent and long-term policy of Vietnam, the President reiterated.

For her part, Li recalled the China visits by late former President Ho Chi Minh in May 1955 and by President Truong Tan Sang in November 2014, and highlighted a number of friendship activities on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

She pledged to promote the role of the CPAFFC and the China-Vietnam Friendship Association in organising interpersonal exchange activities to strengthen solidarity and friendship between the two nations for mutual development.

The same day, the Chinese guest was welcomed by Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong. They expressed hope that the VUFO and the CPAFFC will design and implement activities to fortify amity between the people of China and Vietnam./.

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