First Vietnam–China Ministerial-Level 3+3 Strategic Dialogue held in Hanoi

The meeting was co-chaired by Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Minister of National Defence Dong Jun and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong.

In a spirit of friendship, mutual trust and openness, the ministers underscored the importance of the 3+3 strategic dialogue mechanism to the implementation of high-level common perceptions while promoting the role of key agencies in advancing Vietnam–China relations and sectoral cooperation in various fields, thereby contributing to political trust as well as peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

Amid rapid and complex changes in the regional and global landscape, the two sides agreed that it is increasingly important for the two countries to strengthen solidarity, enhance political trust, ensure balanced coordination between development and security and steadfastly pursue the path to socialism.

They also emphasized the need to work together with the international community to address common security and development challenges in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations.

The Chinese ministers congratulated Vietnam on its development achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee headed by General Secretary To Lam, expressing confidence in the country’s development prospects as it enters a new stage, and China prepares to implement its 15th Five-Year Plan.

The Chinese side reaffirmed its willingness to work with Vietnam to effectively implement high-level common understandings, deepen exchanges of experience in Party building and national governance, and safeguarding the security and development interests of each country.

Congratulating China on its recent achievements, the Vietnamese ministers underscored that the Vietnamese Party and State always attaches much importance to developing relations with China, considering it a consistent policy, an objective requirement, a strategic and natural choice and a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation, as well as in its defence policy of “four nos.”

The Vietnamese side also reiterated its consistent adherence to the one-China policy and expressed its readiness to appropriately participate in China’s initiatives on development, security, civilisation and global governance.

The Vietnamese side proposed that the foreign affairs, defence and public security sectors of the two countries further strengthen political trust, effectively implement high-level agreements and promote exchanges between the two Parties and states.

Both sides see the need to boost cooperation in border management, immigration control and crime prevention, as well as information sharing on issues such as energy security, environmental security, information security and data security.

Furthermore, the Vietnamese ministers proposed strengthening coordination and mutual support in United Nations peacekeeping operations, search and rescue activities, international humanitarian efforts and regional cooperation mechanisms with ASEAN playing a central role.

The ministers also stressed the importance of properly managing and effectively addressing maritime issues in accordance with bilateral friendship and international law, thereby contributing to a peaceful and stable environment for development in both countries and in the region.