President Hu Jintao
met Vietnamese leaders yesterday, agreeing to make joint efforts to
promote good-neighborliness, friendship and all-round
cooperation.
Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC), held talks with Nong Duc Manh,
general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
of Vietnam (CPV), and President Tran Duc Luong on Monday
afternoon.
Hu arrived in Hanoi earlier Monday on a three-day official
goodwill visit to Vietnam.
He spoke of the frequent exchanges of visits between leaders of
the two countries, increasing exchanges of governing experiences,
strengthening coordination and cooperation over international and
regional issues, and enhancing fruitful cooperation in other fields
such as economy, trade and culture.
Speaking highly of Vietnam's achievements, Hu said he believed
that under the CPV's leadership, the Vietnamese people are bound to
build Vietnam into a prosperous modern country.
Nong said the CPV, the Vietnamese government and people attach
great importance to the overall and steady growth of friendly
relations and cooperation with China.
He said the Vietnamese party and government will make concerted
efforts with the Chinese side to take the priority of developing
bilateral relations as a consistent policy and push forward
all-round development of bilateral friendship and cooperation.
Nong also reiterated Vietnam's "one-China" policy.
After the talks, the leaders of the two countries attended a
signing ceremony for bilateral cooperation documents, including an
economic-technical cooperation agreement and Nong and Tran hosted a
dinner in honor of Hu that evening.
Before the talks, Nong and Tran had presided over a welcoming
ceremony for Hu.
(Xinhua News Agency November 1, 2005)
