(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is committed to strengthening and developing friendly and cooperative relations with China, considering it a consistent policy, a strategic choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation, development, multilateralization and diversification, said Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
 NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac) |
At a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Hanoi on Sunday, Chairman Tran Thanh Man highlighted the strong and deepening cooperation between the National Assembly of Vietnam and China’s National People's Congress.
Regarding parliamentary cooperation, the Vietnamese NA and the National People's Congress of China should continue upholding their legislative and supervisory roles in promoting the bilateral relations, increasing the sharing of experiences in institutional improvement and building of a socialist law-governed state under the Party's leadership, Man said.
On marine issues, both sides need to thoroughly understand and seriously implement high-level agreements and common perceptions, better control and settle disputes at sea through peaceful means in accordance with the agreement on the basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues between Vietnam and China, and international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Premier Li Qiang expressed agreement with Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s proposals. He reaffirmed the Chinese Party, State and people's wish to work with the Vietnamese Party, State and people to strengthen, preserve and promote the good neighborliness, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, contributing to building China-Vietnam Community with a Shared Future.
The Chinese Premier put forward three key proposals to enhance bilateral exchanges and cooperation in the time ahead. First, he advocated for maintaining regular strategic exchanges between the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries in order to have timely discussions on strategic matters regarding the bilateral ties, as well as regional and international issues, providing strategic guidelines for building the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Second, he called for expanding cooperation between the two legislative bodies, suggesting the effective implementation of the cooperation mechanism between the National People's Congress of China and Vietnam’s National Assembly. Premier Li said he welcomes the Vietnamese top legislator to visit China to further enhance legislative exchanges.
Third, he emphasized strengthening public support for the bilateral relations, and the organization of activities for the 2025 Year for Vietnam-China Humanistic Exchange.
At the end of the meeting, Man asked Li to convey his invitation to Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Zhao Leji to soon pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the first meeting of the Vietnam-China Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Mechanism.