During a meeting with Chinese Politburo member and chairman of the General Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son proposed to pilot opening the Ban Gioc - Detian waterfall tourist site.

On the morning of July 13, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with chairman of the General Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Both sides affirmed that they would continue to attach importance to each other’s roles, as well as their comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership.

They vowed to effectively realise the joint statement released following Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to China in October 2022, as well as the specific outcomes during the China visit in June 2023 by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Son suggested that China continue to expand the import of goods and accelerate the opening of its market for Vietnamese products, especially agricultural and aquatic products and fruits.

He also suggested that China maintain smooth customs at join border gates, raise the quota of Vietnamese goods in transit by railway from China to a third country, and strengthen traffic connections along with accelerating the implementation of a number of joint cooperation projects.

He stressed the need for both countries to well manage the land border, speed up the opening of and upgrade of the agreed border gate pairs, and soon put the Ban Gioc - Detian waterfalls tourist area into operation.

Welcoming Son’s proposals, Wang proposed that the two sides strengthen high-quality connection between the ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative and the ‘Two Corridors, One Belt’ Framework, and affirmed that China will create favourable conditions for Vietnam to make more effective use of China’s assistance capital.

The two sides agreed to properly control and handle disagreements, maintain peace and stability at sea, fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, and together with other ASEAN countries to soon achieve a substantive, effective Code of Conduct in accordance with international law. They also agreed to promote the role of bilateral mechanisms regarding border, territorial and maritime issues.

Both sides also exchanged a number of regional and international issues of mutual concern. They pledged to closely coordinate at regional and international forums and cooperation mechanisms, including those led by ASEAN.

The two sides agreed to promote the role of bilateral mechanisms in border and territorial issues.