Jiang Holds Talks with Vietnamese Party Chief

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, December 01, 2001

Jiang Holds Talks with Vietnamese Party Chief

Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), talks here Friday with Nong Duc Manh, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Chinese, Vietnamese Party Chiefs Hold Talks

Jiang Welcomed Manh's Visit

Jiang, who is also the Chinese president, welcomed Manh, who was as Jiang's guest for a five-day friendly and goodwill visit. This is Manh's first visit to China since he assumed the current post.

Jiang commended the remarks made by Manh about keeping to the consensus reached between the two parties and the two countries in their previous meetings for the promotion of greater development of Sino-Vietnamese good-neighborly friendship and all-round cooperation in the new century.

Jiang believes that Manh's ongoing visit will make contributions to the further enhancement and consolidation of the good relationship between the two parties.

Jiang Briefed Relationship Between the Two Countries

Jiang said that the traditional relationship between the two countries had been pushed to a new phase thanks to the concerted efforts of the two parties since the two countries normalized their relations 10 years ago.

Jiang attributed the developing bilateral relations to the experience of the past years in three aspects: Leaders of the two parties and states keep frequent contacts and exchange opinions frankly; Viewing the relations from the high plane of seeking common development; and dealing with each other in the spirit of "mutual trust, mutual understanding and mutual concession" so as to inherit and foster the traditions and make every effort to improve bilateral ties.

Jiang reaffirmed the principles guiding the bilateral ties as laid out in 1999, saying that the two countries should develop "a long-term stable, future-oriented, good-neighborly and all-round cooperative relationship".

A long-term stable relationship is in the fundamental interests of the two parties, the two countries and the two peoples, Jiang said, adding that a stable and healthy bilateral relationship should be maintained at all times and under all conditions.

Future-oriented requires that the two countries open up a new future by keeping to traditions while looking forward to the future, he said.

Good-neighborliness asks two countries to handle all issues related to bilateral ties in the good-neighborly spirit.

And an all-round cooperation calls for the continuous consolidation, expanding and deepening of exchanges and cooperation in all fields for the benefit of the two countries and for regional and even global peace, stability and development, Jiang noted.

Manh Thanked Jiang's Invitation

Manh thanked Jiang for his invitation, agreed with Jiang's comments on bilateral friendship and expressed satisfaction with the current development of bilateral ties.

He said that the Vietnamese party and people will never forget the tremendous and effective assistance and support given by China to Viet Nam in its national liberation and economic construction.

The two party chiefs agreed to enrich the content of the principles guiding bilateral relations, exchange experience of the two parties and the two governments, further develop trade and sci-tech cooperation, increase contacts among young people, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs,and build a peaceful and friendly common border.

Jiang Zemin made positive comments on Vietnam's achievements in recent years, saying that Vietnam has achieved great results in building socialism since it launched the reform and opening-up drive 15 years ago.

He praised Vietnam's achievements in maintaining political stability, combating the adverse impacts of the Asian financial crisis, keeping a relatively high economic growth, dramatically improving living standards, and upgrading international status.

Jiang said he believed that Vietnam would be able to build itself into a "socialist industrial country marked by prosperity and democracy" under the leadership of the CPV led by Manh.

Manh also congratulated China for its success in implementing its opening-up and reform policies in the past 20 years.

In spite of the changes in the world security and the global economy this year, China has still maintained rapid growth and made impressive achievements such as the winning of the 2008 Olympic Games bid, the accession into the World Trade Organization and the successful hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperatin meeting, he said.

All the successes have helped raise China's image in the world,he said.

The Two Exchanged Views on Major International Issues

The leaders of the two parties also exchanged views on major regional and international issues. Jiang said since the beginning of the new century, peace and development have remained the hope of the world and the focus of current times despite the many changes in the international situation. He said the world trend of multi-polarization has not been reversed.

Jiang emphasized that no matter what changes may occur in the international situation, China will continue to firmly carry out the independent foreign policy of peace, concentrate all resources on the the country's development and make unremitting efforts to secure world peace and stability, common prosperity and development of all countries and the progressive cause of man kind.

Jiang thanked Vietnam for its consistent adherence to the "one China" policy. He also briefed Manh on China's principled stance on the anti-terrorism issue.

Manh agreed with Jiang's views on the international situation. Manh said Vietnam insists that there is only one China and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. He said Vietnam supports the reunification of China and will not develop any official links with Taiwan.

The two leaders also briefed each other on the political and economic conditions in their respective countries.

Manh invited Jiang to visit Vietnam when convenient. Jiang gladly accept the invitation.

After the talks, the two leaders attended the ceremony for the signing of two agreements, one an inter-governmental economic and technological pact and the other a Chinese preferential loan to Vietnam.

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