PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Ha Noi, December 26, 2014 - Photo: VGP

The Government chief made the statement on Friday during his reception for Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

PM Dung said the bilateral ties sometimes have witnessed ups and downs over the past 65 years but the spirit of cooperation and friendship remains the mainstream.

Viet Nam always expects to work with China to underpin the two countries’ traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world, PM Dung affirmed.

He noted that the relations between the two Parties and States have been gradually restored and become stable over the past time thanks to both sides’ joint efforts.

PM Dung urged the two countries to increase high-level exchanges, quickly remove elements which hinder the bilateral cooperation, actively carry out agreements reached by their senior leaders, and strengthen economic-investment-trade-tourism linkages.

Regarding the sea issue, PM Dung asked the two sides to effectively control the situation, avoid new complicated developments that may do harm to the bilateral ties; speed up negotiation mechanisms for sea-related issues, especially the working group on the waters off the mouth of the Tonkin Gulf.

The PM stressed on the importance of sincere cooperation and frank discussions in addressing border and territorial divergences between the two countries on the basis of mutual respect and the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues signed in Beijing on October 2011.

PM Dung also took the occasion to extend greetings to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders.

For his part, Mr. Yu said his visit to Viet Nam aims to consolidate political trust and beef up cooperation and exchanges between the two Parties and States.

The Chinese official affirmed that his country always attaches importance to the friendship and cooperation with Viet Nam, particularly in the current context.

He agreed on the need to boost contacts and exchanges between the two Parties and States, add more substance to the bilateral cooperation, launch joint projects, and coordinate in maintaining stability at sea./.

By Hai Minh