The ​special envoy of the Chinese Party General Secretary and President Song Tao congratulated Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election for the 12 th tenure during a meeting in Hanoi on January 29.

The special envoy (L) and  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Source: VNA)

Song, who is also head of the Chinese Party Central Committee’s International Liaison Department, also conveyed Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s message that China wishes to foster the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam via facilitating high-level visits, strategic exchanges and strengthening political trust.

The Chinese Party, government and people attach utmost importance to the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam, he said, adding that both sides should realise agreements reached by leaders, increase exchanges, properly settle differences and work closely together on regional and global issues for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.

The Vietnamese Party chief, in reply, affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people continually value the strengthening of friendly neighbourliness and the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China.

He expressed his desire that the two countries will well implement the agreement reached by their leaders, boost high-level and people-to-people exchanges and practical cooperation in all areas, as well as maintain peace and stability in the East Sea by specific and pragmatic actions for the basic and long-term interests of the two peoples.

Receiving Song in the afternoon of the same day, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue suggested taking steps to boost sustainable, healthy and balanced trade.

He also welcomed Chinese investors to come and do business in Vietnam’s priority industries and called for closer engagement among border areas and localities.

The guest assured Hue that China appreciates Vietnam’s concerns and stands ready to work with Vietnam on development strategy connectivity, improving production capability, infrastructure connectivity and environmental protection.

The special envoy also held talks with head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan, during which they agreed to continue sharing Party experience and theories, collaborating in personnel training and intensifying practical coordination among ministries and agencies towards realising signed agreements.

During the stay, the Chinese delegation also paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.

Party chief receives Lao counterpart’s congratulations on re-election

The special envoy of Lao Party General Secretary Bounhang Volachith on January 29 handed over the leader’s letter of congratulations to newly elected Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

At their meeting in Hanoi, Sounthone Sayachak, head of the Lao Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, said she is honoured to be sent to Vietnam to congratulate the Communist Party of Vietnam on the success of its recently ended 12 th National Congress – an important political event for the Vietnamese Party, army and people.

She also congratulated General Secretary Trong on the achievements the country has gained over the past 30 years of reform, and during the five-year implementation of the 11 th National Party Congress’s resolution. She said she believes that Vietnam will soon become a modernity-oriented industrialised nation.

The Lao official expressed her delight at the development of the Laos-Vietnam friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, which has benefited both countries, and contributed to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

She thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their support, affirming that Laos will do its utmost to, together with Vietnam, maintain and nurture bilateral ties.

She also conveyed the Lao Party leader’s invitation to the Vietnamese Party chief and other high-level leaders to pay official visits to Laos .

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, in turn, confirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people are delighted with the success of the 10th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

He congratulated Laos on its achievements, and said he believes that under the leadership of Party General Secretary Bounhang Volachith, the country will gain greater results so it can early rise out of its status as under-developed by 2020, and become a middle-income country by 2030.

He affirmed that the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity is an invaluable asset of both nations, and one of the important factors ensuring triumph for each country’s revolutionary cause.

Earlier, the Lao official was welcomed by her Vietnamese counterpart, Hoang Binh Quan. At their meeting, the two sides informed each other of the outcomes of their respective parties’ congresses, while exchanging views on regional and international issues of mutual concern and measures to intensify the relations between the two commissions.

Foreign party leaders congratulate newly-elected Party chief

Leaders of international political parties around the world have extended their congratulations to Nguyen Phu Trong who was re-elected General Secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Congratulations were offered by General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Bounnhang Volachith; General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping; and President of the Cambodian People’s Party and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz, along with General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party Alberto Anaya Gutierrez; General Secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan Sadakazu Tanigaki; and Head of the Mongolian Democratic Party and Speaker of Mongolia’s Parliament Enkhbold also cabled congratulatory messages to Vietnam’s newly-elected Party General Secretary.

VNA