China is ready to increase imports of Vietnamese goods and agricultural products

Within the framework of the official visit to China and co-chairing the second session of the Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the Chinese National People's Congress, on the afternoon of October 12, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Politburo Standing Committee Member, Minister of State Affairs of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang, according to VNA.

At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that developing relations with China is a consistent policy, objective requirement, strategic choice, and top priority in Vietnam's independent, self-reliant, self-strengthening, multilateral, and diversification foreign policy.

Regarding the direction of cooperation in the coming time, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man proposed that the two sides maintain high-level contacts, strengthen strategic exchanges; promote the mechanism of strategic dialogue and promote cooperation between key and regular agencies such as diplomacy, defense, and police.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man wished the two sides to elevate the level of strategic infrastructure connection, especially railway cooperation, to soon start and complete the railway lines connecting the two countries to facilitate exchanges between people of the two countries; improve the level of trade facilitation between the two countries, especially to create more favorable conditions for Vietnamese goods and agricultural products to be exported to China, promote border gate cooperation, replicate smart border gate models, deploy the construction of border economic cooperation zones; expand high-quality investment cooperation, promote scientific and technological cooperation, innovation, and high-level human resource training, especially in key areas such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, and smart manufacturing.

In this process, the National Assembly of Vietnam will accompany the Government of Vietnam, coordinate and cooperate closely with Chinese agencies to strengthen experience exchange, and jointly build and strengthen a favorable legal corridor for bilateral cooperation.

Highly appreciating the cooperation proposals of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Premier Li Qiang affirmed that China is ready to cooperate with Vietnam to maintain strategic exchanges, promote high-level contacts, and promote the role of the Cooperation Committee mechanism between the legislative bodies of the two countries, the Bilateral Cooperation Steering Committee, and the 3+3 Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy - National Defense - Public Security.

Prime Minister Li Qiang highly appreciated Vietnam's accession to the founding member of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization; and requested the two sides to strengthen cooperation in applying artificial intelligence in manufacturing and smart agriculture, and training high-level human resources.

Premier Li Qiang expressed that China is ready to open its market and import more high-quality goods and agricultural products from Vietnam, promote cooperation in testing and quarantine; welcomed Vietnam to become the host country of the "Share Big Market - Export China" program; encouraged strong Chinese businesses to invest in Vietnam.

The two sides also agreed to deploy closer multilateral coordination, jointly enhance the role and international position of the two countries; cooperate in managing land borders well, controlling and solving maritime issues better.

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