In his speech, Consul General To Quoc Tuan reviewed last year’s important events in this connection, including Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to China and Chinese State Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam.

 

The Vietnamese diplomat said Vietnam and China have constantly consolidated and developed their relations of friendship and cooperation over the past 62 years to meet the interests of both countries’ people, and contributed to promoting peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

 

In recent years, Vietnam-China relations have continued to grow and flourish in all fields. Particularly, the recent agreement on comprehensive strategic partnership reached by high-ranking leaders of the two countries has provided fresh impetus for these relations to reach a higher level.

 

In 2011, two-way trade turnover reached more than US$7 billion, up over 30 percent compared to last year’s figure.

 

The Vietnamese diplomat expressed his wish that all the signed agreements between Vietnam’s relevant ministries and Guangdong province would be realized under concrete plans and programmes.

 

Deputy Director of the Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office (GDFAO) Zhang Li Ren emphasized that the traditional friendship fostered by leaders of the two countries, is a common valuable asset. In recent years, Vietnamese localities and Guangdong province have gained remarkable achievements in the fields of economics, trade, infrastructure, agriculture, science and technology, tourism and natural resources.

 

He affirmed that Guangdong will seize opportunities to carry out its 12th five-year plan to contribute to developing the friendship and cooperation of the two countries for mutual benefits.

 

(VOVNEWS)