Xi calls for deeper cooperation between China, Vietnam

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"Warm feelings well up inside of me as I am about to be back in this beautiful country after my visit at the end of 2015," said Chinese President Xi Jinping on a published signed article on Vietnamese media ahead of his Vietnam visit.

Furthermore, Xi said China and Vietnam need to "deepen cooperation and foster new prospects for our interconnected interests."

Chinese President Xi Jinping(R) meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 13, 2016. /Xinhua Photo

The Chinese leader called on the two sides to work for substantive progress in bilateral cooperation in key areas such as infrastructure, trade, industrial capacity, cross-border economic cooperation zones and agriculture.

Xi said China and Vietnam need to work hand in hand "more than ever" in pursuit of dreams of national strength and prosperity.

China and Vietnam need to "stay committed to seeking a fundamental and durable solution to their maritime issues acceptable to both sides through friendly consultation," he said.

The two sides also need to "fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, actively advance the consultation on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and jointly uphold peace and stability there," he added.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, before their talks in Beijing, China, Jan. 12, 2017. /Xinhua Photo‍

''In the new era, our two peoples have worked closely to pursue reform and renewal, and advance the cause of socialism,'' Xi noted. China and Vietnam have ''deepened and broadened practical cooperation'' as well as increasing people-to-people exchange.

Xi also emphasized the underlying significance and rich implications of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Vietnam.

Xi will pay a state visit to Vietnam and also attend the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting scheduled for November 10-11 in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency