On 24 November 2015, ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) Secretary-General H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping met with H.E. Mrs. Dang Thi Bich Lien, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam in Nanoi, Viet Nam.
Secretary-General Yang said that China and Viet Nam were close in geography and the two peoples had a long history of friendship. She noted that between the two countries, the people-to-people exchanges were getting closer, the international culture activities were held more frequently, the number of the tourists had reached 3.4 million last year and the number of weekly flights between the two destinations reached 71. This month, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a successful state visit to Viet Nam, during which President Xi and General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong decided to further push forward the two countries’ cooperation in culture, education and tourism. Culture was the bridge between people’s minds. Deepening people-to-people exchanges of the two countries would help enhance the public support for the bilateral cooperation, and pass the friendship forward.
Secretary-General Yang briefed on ACC’s mandate, remarking that as the only inter-governmental organization between ASEAN and China, ACC was committed to implementing the consensus reached by the leaders of both sides. Last year was ASEAN-China Cultural Exchange Year. ACC conducted various cultural activities which had gained valuable support from Viet Nam and other ASEAN countries. Next year would mark the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations, as well as the Year of ASEAN-China Educational Exchange. ACC would continue to hold relevant activities, and hoped to receive the continuous support of the Ministry.
Deputy Minister Dang Thi Bich Lien welcomed Secretary-General Yang’s visit to Viet Nam, and highly commended ACC’s work since its establishment. She remarked that, in recent years, Viet Nam and China had strengthened their cooperation in cultural, sports and tourism. The two sides actively participated in each other’s culture activities. The General Administration of Sport of China helped to train Vietnamese athletes, assisting them get better results in important sport games. China also helped train Vietnamese tour guides. During President Xi’s visit, witnessed by the leaders of both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh signed the Agreement between China and Viet Nam on the Reciprocal Establishment of Cultural Centers, which would encourage the early completion of the Culture Centres and broaden the culture exchanges between the two countries. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam would like to keep close contact with ACC to jointly promote the functional cooperation and implement the initiatives made by leaders of both sides.
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