On September 10, CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin met with Mr. Dang Minh Khoi, Ambassador of Vietnam to China.

President Li praised Ambassador Dang’s efforts to promote the bilateral relations in past 4 years . She said that China and Vietnam should inherit the traditional friendship, further the exchanges and cooperation and join the hands to open the new chapter of China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperation.

Dang Minh Khoi said that Vietnam-China relations has developed quickly in recent years. At present, The investment from China ranked the fourth, the total bilateral trade volume reached 150 billion US dollars and there were nearly 10 million people visited each other every year, which laid a solid foundation for the relations development. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Founding of P.R.China and next year is the 70th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties, the bilateral relations should take the opportunities to get more momentum.

The two sides also exchanged views on China-Vietnam people-to-people diplomatic work and the international and regional issues of common concern.

Director General Yuan Mindao of East Asian Affairs Department of CPAFFC, Minister Pham Thanh Binh of Vietnam Embassy to China attended the meeting.

Photographed by Dong Dandan