(VOVworld) - Officials of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) have rejoiced at the practical outcomes in cooperation between the Parties’ respective Communication and Education Commission and the Publicity Department.

Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Communication and Education Commission Vo Van Thuong (L) and head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department Liu Qibao.  (Photo: VNA)

Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Communication and Education Commission Vo Van Thuong met with head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department Liu Qibao in Beijing on Friday. The meeting was part of an official visit to China by CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

They said their agencies’ cooperation has helped to strengthen mutual understanding and trust between the two peoples and consolidate a favourable social foundation for the expansion of the countries’ relations.

They also expressed their delight at the outcomes of the talks between the Vietnamese and Chinese Party General Secretaries as they are critical to orienting the cooperation between the two Parties and countries, serving as a foundation for their communication cooperation.

The officials underlined the need for closer ties between news agencies and press outlets of Vietnam and China, experience exchange in managing information on the Internet, cultural and education cooperation, and youth exchanges, thereby promoting mutual understanding and reinforcing a favourable social foundation for the healthy, stable and long-term development of bilateral relations.

They also discussed the coordination in organising the Parties’ 13th theoretical workshop, scheduled in China in 2017.