The two sides have looked back at and valued the development of Viet Nam-China relations, affirming they will follow the important common perceptions reached by high-ranking leaders of both countries to develop their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

The two sides were unanimous that amid the current complicated developments of the international economic and political situation, it will be in the essential interest of the two Parties, countries and peoples as well as benefit regional and international peace, stability and development, that the two sides increase strategic dialogues and deepen result-oriented cooperation.

The two countries also vowed to satisfactorily settle existing problems, enhance coordination regarding international and regional issues, and promote the healthy and long-term stable development of the bilateral relations.

Both sides hailed the important role of high-level contacts between the two countries as irreplaceable, and agreed to maintain high-level contacts and visits.

The two sides agreed to continue making good use of the mechanism of the Viet Nam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation to boost mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas, as well as carry out the action programme to implement the Viet Nam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, maximise the exchanges and cooperative mechanisms between the diplomatic, defence, economic-trade, public security and press sectors of the two countries as well as between their Party commisions.

The two sides also agreed to well organise the meeting of the steering committee, the conference on cooperation in crime prevention and fighting, the meeting of the Committee on Trade-Economic Cooperation, and the theoretical seminar of the two Parties.

At the same time, they will continue to hold annual diplomatic and security consultations, training courses for Party and State officials, while effectively using the direct hotlines between the two defence ministries and enhancing guidance for the media and public opinions to strengthen mutual trust and maintain the stable development of bilateral ties.

Source: VNS