China-Vietnam cooperation brings tangible benefits to people of two countries, says Xi Jinping

The smooth development of China-Vietnam cooperation in various fields has brought tangible benefits to the people of the two countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when meeting with visiting Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh in Beijing, saying that great progress has been made by the two sides since his meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi last December.

"It's a great pleasure to meet you again, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Welcome to China to attend the Summer Davos. During my visit to Vietnam at the end of last year, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and I jointly announced the building of China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, ushering in a new stage of our bilateral ties. Over the past six months and more, our two parties and countries have enjoyed close high-level exchanges, smooth progress in cooperation in various fields, and a good start in building China-Vietnam community of shared future, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. We are very pleased about this," said Xi.

Chinh, for his part, reiterated the importance his country attaches to China-Vietnam relations in its foreign policy.

"I would like to express my gratitude to you, President Xi, for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me and the high-level delegation of the Vietnamese government. Developing long-term, strong and stable relations with China, continuously consolidating political mutual trust, and expanding and deepening cooperation in all fields are the consistent propositions of Vietnam's independent and all-round foreign policy," said Chinh.

Before his meeting with Xi in Beijing, Chinh attended the opening plenary of the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in the northeastern coastal city of Dalian on Tuesday.