BEIJING, Aug 20 – Vietnam is willing to maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen strategic mutual trust, enhance synergy of development strategies, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation with China, Vietnamese President To Lam said on Monday.
Lam made the remarks during his talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
China is the destination for Lam’s first overseas visit as general secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Vietnamese president.
Lam said this fully demonstrates that the CPV and the Vietnamese government always attach importance to developing relations with China and regard China as the strategic choice and top priority of Vietnam’s foreign policy.
The CPV and the Vietnamese government will carry on the legacy of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party and the socialist path, deepen the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and push forward the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, Lam said.
Vietnam adheres to the principle of independence, firmly pursues the one-China policy, and believes that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory.
Vietnam is willing to work with China to properly manage maritime differences and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, he added.
