Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the official welcoming ceremony for Chinese Premier Li Qiang

According to the joint statement, the two sides stressed the need to carry forward the traditional friendship, continue deepening and strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and work together to build the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, while pushing the relations between the two Parties and countries to a new height.

China said it consistently views Vietnam as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy. Vietnam stated that its relations with China remain a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralism.

The two sides agreed to augment defense-security cooperation, one of the important pillars of the bilateral relations. They also agreed to promote the connection of the two countries’ development strategies, properly implement the cooperation plan on connecting the “Two Corridors, One Belt” framework with the “Belt and Road” initiative, and accelerate the countries’ connectivity in terms of railway, expressway, and border gate infrastructure.

The two sides agreed to promote the role of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA); make good use of e-commerce platforms and exhibitions; strengthen customs cooperation, expand the export of key goods of one country to the other. China is ready to continue to create favorable conditions to open its market for Vietnamese agricultural products.

They affirmed that they will preserve the traditional friendship and effectively coordinate in organizing activities within the framework of the " Year of Vietnam-China Humanistic Exchange 2025”, enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries, especially the young generation. They also affirmed to strengthen multilateral cooperation, the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” and basic norms of international relations.

The leaders stressed the need to better control and settle disagreements, and maintain peace and stability in the East Sea and the region. They agreed to abide by the common perceptions reached by the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries, and to seek acceptable, long-term solutions in line with the Vietnam-China Agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues and international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).