Hanoi, January 14th—Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, held ministers’ meeting of exchanges and cooperation mechanism between external affairs departments of the two Parties with Hoang Binh Quan, Head of the Commission for External Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Song said that China and Vietnam are a community with a shared future of strategic significance. China always views its relations with Vietnam from a strategic and long-term perspective. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam. Standing at a new historical starting point, the two Parties, should focus on historical position of our two Parties, take implementation of the important consensus reached by the top leaders of both Parties and the two countries as the main line, take strengthening political guidance in bilateral relations as our own duty, well plan high-level exchanges between both sides, make  good use of both parties’ institutionalized exchange platforms, enhance political mutual trust, promote pragmatic cooperation, strengthen exchanges and mutual learning and  promote the building of a socialist community with a shared future.

Hoang said that at the beginning of the New Year, the two sides are about to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the Festival Spring, the traditional festival of the two peoples. The visit of the CPC delegation led by Comrade Song to Vietnam is of special significance and a successful prelude to the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Vietnam is ready to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two Parties and the two countries, strengthen the political guiding role of the relations between the two Parties in the Vietnam-China relations, hold relevant commemorative activities for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and push for new and greater development of the relations between the two Parties and the two countries.

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