General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue sent congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu.

In their messages, the Vietnamese leaders spoke highly of socio-economic achievements that the Chinese Party, State and people have reaped over the past 73 years. They expressed their belief that under the leadership of the CPC with Party General Secretary and President Xi at the core, the Chinese people will continue staying united and accomplish goals and tasks set by the CPC to build China into a modern socialist country with prosperity, democracy, civilisation, harmonisation and beauty.

They affirmed that the Party, State and people of Vietnam attach importance to consolidating and developing friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with the Chinese Party, State and people; stand ready together with China to strengthen political trust and deepen cooperation in various areas, toward developing the Vietnam - China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable and healthy manner to bring practical benefits to the two peoples, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

On the occasion of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC, they wished and believed that the Congress would be a success, opening up a new road for the revolutionary cause of the Chinese Party, State and people.

On the occasion, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son sent a congratulatory message to Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.