The three-day visit by Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to China has been wrapped up with a joint statement issued on Friday on promoting the two countries’ all-around cooperation. During the visit, which was made at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two countries’ leaders exchanged views and reached common perceptions on strengthening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperation as well as on regional and international issues of mutual interests, the statement said. The two sides looked back on the development process of the bilateral relationship and agreed that the Vietnam-China friendship is a valuable common asset of the two peoples. They affirmed to comply with the important common perceptions reached by the two countries’ leaders over the past years on developing the Vietnam-China friendship, according to the statement. The two countries also agreed to consolidate their strategic trust and boosting cooperation in various fields, settling existing issues in a satisfactory manner, strengthening coordination in regional and international issues, and fostering the healthy and sustainable development of the bilateral relationship. Both countries, the statement said, are in the key stage of their social and economic development. Considering each other’s development as its own opportunity for development, the two sides agreed to deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperation. They reached consensus on deepening land and sea border defense cooperation with two joint naval patrols to be carried out in the Tonkin Gulf this year. The two sides agreed to enhance exchanges and coordination in regional multilateral security issues as well as exchanging and studying new forms and contents in implementing defense cooperation, thus deepening cooperation between the two armies. They agreed to accelerate the implementation of cooperation between marine police agencies. They also reached consensus on the early start of negotiations on a “Vietnam-China Extradition Treaty” in the second half of this year. The two sides will actively take effective and drastic measures to push for bilateral trade balance on the basis of ensuring the stable growth of bilateral trade, and strive to fulfill the goal of US$60 billion in bilateral trade by 2015. The two sides agreed to strictly implement the working plan in 2013 of the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee and the “Agreement on Fishery Cooperation in the Tonkin Gulf”. They also reached agreement on the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) to together maintain peace and stability in the East Sea. The two sides expressed their pleasure at the results of President Sang’s visit to China, considering the visit as a important boost to the development of the two nations’ relationship.
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