There is room for Vietnam and China to develop their relations
into a new height in a stable and long- term way, the
People newspaper on Wednesday quoted Vietnamese Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vu Dung as saying.
"Maintaining and further strengthening the friendly relations
and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries and the two
parties of Vietnam and China are principal benefits of the two
countries, and in line with the trend of peace, stability and
cooperation for joint development in the region and the world," the
diplomat stated.
Over the past 17 years, the Vietnam-China relations have
unceasingly developed in all spheres, and the bilateral cooperation
has become more and more effective, bringing about practical
benefits to the two countries, he said.
During the second meeting of the China-Vietnam steering
committee on cooperation in Beijing from January 23-25, the two
sides frankly and fully discussed important issues in the bilateral
relations, he said.
The committee convenes meetings annually in principle, and is
held in turn in the two countries. The first meeting was held in
November 2006 in Vietnam's Hanoi.
(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2008)
