Xinhua
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son over bilateral ties. China and Vietnam are close neighbors and both of them are pursuing a socialist path, Wang noted. In a time of unprecedented global changes, a once-in-a-century pandemic and the Ukraine crisis, the two countries need to give full play to the political advantages of the two parties and two countries, and carry forward their traditional friendship of “comrades and brothers,” said Wang. The two countries need to run their own things well while maintaining the momentum for development and the revitalization, Wang said, adding they also need to strengthen strategic communication and make new contribution to safeguarding regional peace and stability. Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will donate 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to ASEAN members within the year, Wang said. China is ready to continue to provide Vietnam with anti-pandemic assistance, including COVID-19 vaccines, medical supplies and COVID-19 drugs, while pushing for early delivery of assistance to Vietnamese people’s livelihood, Wang said. Wang called for efforts from both sides to strengthen joint prevention and control efforts in border port areas to ensure the safety of people at border ports and goods exported to China.
Wang also expressed hope that the two countries launch more cross-border railway services, promote connections with the new western land-sea corridor, and build a “green passage” with smoother logistics for high-quality Vietnamese agricultural products exported to China.
