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>Chinese leaders congratulate Vietnam on 55th anniversary (09/1/2000) Chinese
>Leaders sent Friday messages of congratulation to their Vietnamese
>counterparts marking the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Socialist
>Republic of Vietnam. In a message to General Secretary of the Central
>Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Kha Phieu and Vietnamese
>President Tran Duc Luong, Chinese President Jiang Zemin said the Chinese
>Communist party, government and people have always stressed the importance of
>maintaining and developing relations with Vietnam. In 1999, relations between
>China and Vietnam have grown closer. With friendly exchanges and reciprocal
>cooperation strengthened, relations between both countries have moved into a
>new stage, Jiang said. In a congratulating message to his Vietnamese
>counterpart Nong Duc Manh, Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of
>China's National People's Congress, said that with mutual efforts, friendship
>between the Chinese and Vietnamese people and cooperation between both
>countries' congresses could be further consolidated. Chinese Premier Zhu
>Rongji said in another message of congratulation to his Vietnamese counterpart
>Phan Van Khai that in the previous year the trade volume between China and
>Vietnam increased sharply, economic cooperation was deepened and the scale of
>cooperation was constantly expanded. It's a steadfast policy of China to
>further develop friendly relationship and overall cooperation with Vietnam.
>The Chinese government is willing to cooperate with the Vietnamese government
>to push the friendly bilateral relations to a higher level, the Chinese
>premier said. Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan also greeted the occasion
>with a message to Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Dy Nien,
>wishing that the bilateral cooperative ties be further fortified. (Xinhua)
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