Political leaders from Việt Nam and China engage in discussions in Hà Nội

In a significant development, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mạn of Vietnam and Chairman Zhao Leji of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China held talks in Hanoi on August 31. The first meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Chinese National People's Congress was co-chaired by the two top legislators.

Both sides highly valued the significance of this inaugural meeting, held under the newly established bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation mechanism. The meeting was seen as an important mechanism for both sides to exchange experience and discuss parliamentary cooperation orientations aimed at facilitating and promoting the bilateral relations.

Chairman Zhao Leji extended congratulations to the Vietnamese Party, State, and people on their great, historic achievements over the past 80 years. Chairman Mạn, in turn, congratulated China on its major achievements in recent years and expressed confidence in the Communist Party of China's ability to lead the Chinese people in accomplishing the "Second Centenary Goal."

During the talks, both leaders agreed to effectively realise high-level common perceptions, strengthen political trust, maintain regular high-level and multi-level exchanges, and enhance cooperation between their legislatures. They also pledged to coordinate in building supportive legal frameworks and policies to facilitate exchanges and cooperation between their governments, businesses, and people.

Chairman Mạn urged NPC deputies to play an active role in promoting people-to-people exchanges to consolidate the social foundation for the bilateral relations. He also suggested the Chinese NPC pay attention to and support cooperation in key areas such as railways, trade facilitation, local investment collaboration, and stronger supervision of the implementation of signed cooperation agreements.

The two sides exchanged views on maritime issues, agreeing to implement high-level common perceptions, properly handle matters at sea, and maintain a peaceful and stable environment. They also held in-depth discussions on legislative and supervisory work concerning major issues of common interest such as national security.

Chairman Zhao Leji, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam and will attend a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day on September 2, welcomed and endorsed the cooperation proposals by Chairman Mạn, affirming China's readiness to work with Vietnam to concretise common perceptions and advance bilateral relations in line with the "six major orientations."

Both sides praised the positive progress in Vietnam-China relations in recent years, with inter-parliamentary cooperation playing an important role. Chairman Mạn proposed that parliamentary cooperation should become a key pillar of the bilateral relations, commensurate with the new level of mutual trust between the two sides. He also proposed enhancing exchanges and sharing expertise on legislative activities to improve Party leadership methods, build a socialist rule-of-law state, and refine development policies and mechanisms in key areas.

The visit is of important significance as it takes place during the Year of Vietnam-China Humanistic Exchanges and the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. Both leaders expressed their commitment to further strengthening the bilateral relations and promoting cooperation in various fields for the mutual benefit of the two nations.

However, the specific individuals designated by the German National Assembly and the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China to coordinate the first meeting body of the cooperation committee between the two parliaments are not detailed in the provided search results. Despite this omission, the inaugural meeting marked a significant step forward in the bilateral relations between Vietnam and China.