Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong holds talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency shortly after the visit, which concluded on Tuesday, Ambassador Xiong said that in addition to the signed cooperation documents, the two sides jointly issued a strong joint statement, affirming the high level of China-Vietnam relations development.

Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping presented the Friendship Order to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in a solemn ceremony, demonstrating the friendship of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people towards the Vietnamese Party chief and the Vietnamese people, according to the Ambassador.

In the banquet held in honor of the Vietnamese leader, Mr. Xi introduced each member in the Standing Board of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo for the new tenure to his guest, clearly demonstrating collective political determination of the new Party leadership to work with Vietnam to make joint efforts for development, he said.