China vows to further relations with Vietnam

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China vowed to continuously enrich the
comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam, said Vice Chairman
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National
Committee Du Qinglin here on Monday.

Du, also head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at talks with Ha Thi Khiet,
member of the Secretariat and chief of the Commission for Mass Organization of
the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.

Du said China and Vietnam, as friendly neighbours, are both at the key
stage of the comprehensive and in-depth development of there form and opening-up
process.

Under current world situation, the two countries and two parties should
continue adhering to the 16-word principle of long-term stability, facing the
future, good-neighborliness and friendship, and all-round cooperation as well as
the four-good spirit -- good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good
partners, said Du.

He hoped that China and Vietnam could further enrich their comprehensive
strategic cooperative partnership and make contribution to the regional and
world peace, stability and development.

Ha Thi Khiet said recent years has witnessed frequent visits of Vietnamese
and Chinese senior officials, the increasing political mutual trust and great
achievements in economic and trade cooperation.

She believed that her visit could further strengthen the bilateral
traditional friendship and cooperation.