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The State-level visit to China of General Secretary and President To Lam taking place from April 14-17, 2026 marks a new beginning in bilateral relations as both countries enter a new stage of development, according to Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu. Download Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu gave an interview - Photo: TGVN Newspaper Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu gave an interview to the press on the eve of the State visit to China by General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife. The visit has 3 very special meanings. Please let the Deputy Minister know the meaning of the State visit to China by the General Secretary and President. To Lam takes place from April 14-17, 2026? Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu: Accepting the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the Peoples Republic of China Xi Jinping and his wife, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam, his wife and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay a state visit to the Peoples Republic of China. from April 14-17, 2026. General Secretary and President To Lam will pay a state-level visit to China. For the third time in less than two years, the two top leaders of the two Parties and two countries paid a bilateral visit. This visit has three very special meanings: First of all, the visit marked a new beginning in bilateral relations when both countries entered a new stage of development: Vietnam entered a new era of development after the very good success of the 14th National Party Congress, China began implementing the Socio-Economic Development Plan. The 15th five-year anniversary. The fact that the two sides soon organized the visit demonstrates the top importance and high determination of the two sides to develop the relationship as both comrades and brothers to become more sustainable, stable, and substantive in the coming time. Second, the visit is a very important occasion to enhance strategic cohesion and establish new heights for the relationship between the two Parties and two countries. The top leaders of the two Parties and two countries will jointly determine new directions and new breakthroughs in economic cooperation - trade, investment and tourism, supply chain cooperation, production chain, education and training, science and technology, making efforts to realize each countrys development goals and aspirations. Third, the visit will contribute to strengthening political trust, promoting solutions to resolve a number of remaining differences and obstacles, and enhancing people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. locally, thereby contributing to making the relationship between the two countries increasingly stable and sustainable, actively contributing to peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world. It can be seen that the increasingly stable, effective and substantive relationship between the two countries will contribute effectively to the realization of the growth and development goals of both Vietnam and China in the new era, contributing to maintaining stability, security, cooperation and development in the context of world and regional situations. current unstable and uncertain area. Therefore, this visit is expected to be a visit of special significance, making a mark and creating new momentum for bilateral relations. How does the Deputy Minister evaluate the outstanding achievements in Vietnam - China relations over the past time? Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu: Vietnam - China relations have maintained a positive development momentum in recent times, with many clear and relatively comprehensive progress in the 6 more orientation. Some outstanding highlights are: Most importantly, political trust between the two sides has been consolidated and strengthened, continuing to promote its role in strategic direction and leading bilateral relations to develop in all fields. Senior leaders of the two Parties and countries maintain regular exchanges and contacts in many flexible forms. Typically, the two state visits of General Secretary and President To Lam (August 2024) and General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (April 2025) took place in less than a year. Most recently, right after Vietnam successfully organized the 14th National Party Congress, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and General Secretary Xi Jinping took many measures to congratulate the Congress; General Secretary Xi Jinping soon held a phone call with General Secretary To Lam (January 26) right after the end of the Congress. Two comrades Tog The Secretary also sent Special Envoys to visit each other to congratulate/announce the results of the 14th Party Congress. Exchanges of high-level delegations and all levels took place vibrantly. Exchange and cooperation mechanisms are increasingly comprehensive and diverse, demonstrating high trust as well as a proactive and positive spirit in promoting political cooperation between the two countries. Notably, the two sides successfully organized the first conference of the Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the Peoples Republic of China. Cooperation mechanisms between the two Parties, the National Assembly, the Fatherland Front, ministries, branches and localities are increasingly strengthened and maintained regularly. Second, cooperation in the fields of diplomacy, defense and security has many marks and substantive changes. Notably, the two sides recently successfully organized the first meeting of the 3+3 strategic dialogue at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Public Security for the first time within the framework of the 17th meeting
