Vietnamese, Chinese youths meet in Beijing

Beijing (VNA) - The 9th Vietnam-China Youth Friendship Meeting opened in
the Chinese capital city of Beijing on Oct. 9, showing off a banquet of
art performances by artists from both countries.

Vietnam 's 100-strong delegation to the annual event is headed by
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Nguyen
Hoang Hiep.

Lu Yongzheng, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Youth League of
China, welcomed the Vietnamese guests and affirmed the friendship and
effective cooperation between the two youth unions.

Lu said he hoped that exchange activities between young people from China
and Vietnam will further develop in order to increase mutual
understanding and trust as well as to create stability and sustainable
development in the two countries' bilateral relations.

In reply, Hiep thanked the hosts for their warm reception and congratulated
the Chinese people on their successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games
in August.

He asserted that the Vietnam-China friendship, which was nurtured by
Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong, is an important factor in ensuring
the success of the revolutionary cause in each country.

During the 10-day event, the Vietnamese youths will join their peers from
Hunan and Guangxi provinces in a wide range of friendship
activities.