国内英语新闻:China, Vietnam vows to strengthen ties

HANOI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said here on Thursday that Vietnam vows to advance friendly ties with China.

Trong made the remarks when meeting with Han Qide, vice chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, and president of the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament.

Trong said Vietnamese and Chinese high-level officials have been committed to developing bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Bilateral relations are developing in a fine manner, with expanding economic and trade relations and active people-to-people exchanges, said Trong.

Trong said Vietnam would spare no effort to advance bilateral friendly relations.

Han said in the meeting that China and Vietnam have been expanding cooperation in economic and trade, culture, science, education and other fields in recent years.

The two countries have seen strengthened cooperation and coordination in international and regional issues, said Han.

Han said China and Vietnam have decided to develop comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, which injected new impetus to bilateral relations.

Han said this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries and the Year of Friendship. China would like to take this opportunity to enrich bilateral relations and push forward the bilateral ties to a new level.