China, Vietnam vow to deepen mutual beneficial cooperation

China and Vietnam vowed here Friday to further deepen mutual beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

While meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the sideline of the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) foreign minister's meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and Vietnam, both socialist countries, share the common thought and ideal.

The development of bilateral ties between the two countries has witnessed a good start this year thanks to the efforts from both sides, and the two sides should properly handle differences and further deepen mutual beneficial cooperation so as to ensure the healthy and steady development of bilateral ties, the Chinese foreign minister said.

For his part, Pham Binh Minh said the development of bilateral ties has maintained good momentum and the cooperation between the two countries has been expanding, with Vietnam already becoming China's biggest trading partner within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Vietnam and China will brace for series of high level exchanges in 2017 and Vietnam is willing to work with China to make full preparation for them, he said.

Vietnam is also willing to dovetail with China's strategy so as to further deepen pragmatic cooperation between the two sides and manage the differences properly and effectively with China so as to maintain the stability in the region, he added. Enditem