President Võ Văn Thưởng (right) had talks with Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Li Shulei. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — President Võ Văn Thưởng hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Thursday for Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Li Shulei.

President Thưởng spoke highly of the significance of the Chinese guest's visit, which marks the first high-level exchange activity between the two Parties and countries in 2024 and aims to concretise the important common perceptions reached by the two Party leaders, especially following the State visit to Việt Nam by General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse late last year.

Congratulating the Chinese Party, State and people on their achievements over the past years, he expressed his belief that under the leadership of General Secretary and President Xi, the Chinese people will successfully realise the "Second Centennial" goal, making China a "great modern socialist country" that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful, contributing even more significantly to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Li, for his part, lauded President Thưởng's suggestions about promoting cooperation between the two Parties and countries, and improving the effectiveness of coordination between the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee's Commission for Popularisation and Education and the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department.

He said both sides will further strengthen coordination and share experience in ideological and cultural work in line with the common perceptions reached by the leaders from both Parties and countries. This includes actively popularising the long-standing friendship and achievements in bilateral cooperative relationship.

In reply, the Vietnamese leader suggested an increase in exchanges and meetings between leaders at various levels from both Parties and countries.

Việt Nam welcomes leaders from the Chinese Party, State, agencies and localities to the country, he said, adding that the time-tested Việt Nam-China relationship has been nurtured by generations of leaders from both Parties and countries, becoming an invaluable asset that needs to be widely disseminated among officials, Party members, citizens, and especially young generations in both nations.

Speaking highly of the talks between Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa, head of the Commission for Popularisation and Education and the Chinese guest, he proposed fully disseminating the Joint Statement and the six major directions outlined during the Việt Nam visit  by General Secretary and President Xi, thus creating a solid foundation for the effective implementation of cooperation agreements between the two sides. — VNS