Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai (L) meets with Secretary of the Sichuan Party Committee Peng Qinghua (Source: baoquocte.vn)

He had meetings with Secretary of the Chongqing Party Committee Chen Min’er, and with Secretary of the Sichuan Party Committee Peng Qinghua.

Speaking at the meetings, Mai suggested that delegation exchanges be organized once the pandemic is under control and transport connectivity be increased by promoting different means of transport - road, rail, sea, and air. Ambassador Mai urged both sides to tap their potential, seize cooperation opportunities created by free trade agreements, and boost bilateral trade.    

Secretary Chen said Chongqing views Vietnam as its leading economic partner in Southeast Asia and wishes to step up transport and logistics connectivity; trade, investment, and industrial production cooperation; tourism links; and people-to-people exchanges. Chongqing also wants to seize cooperation opportunities created by China’s regional connectivity strategy and FTAs like RCEP which both countries are members of.

Secretary Peng said conditions are favorable for Sichuan to tighten economic and trade links with Vietnam, and the two should capitalize on their potential to foster partnerships in logistics, trade, production, science, technology, culture, tourism, and locality-to-locality exchanges.