国际英语新闻:Vietnam, DPRK agree to facilitate high-level visits, delegation exchanges

HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The top leaders of Vietnam and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed on Friday to facilitate high-level visits, and expand the exchange of all-level delegations via the party, state and mass organization channels, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The consensus was reached during talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong Un, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam on Friday and Saturday.

They will effectively maintain regular dialogue and cooperation mechanisms, including the deputy ministerial-level political consultation and the Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic, Scientific-Technological Cooperation; explore the possibility of mutually-beneficial collaboration in fields suitable to each side; and expand cultural, arts, sports, and people-to-people exchanges.

Vietnam always treasures the traditional friendship with the DPRK and want to further intensify ties between the two parties and two countries, Trong said.

Kim, for his part, hoped to share experience in national construction and socio-economic development with Vietnam.

Also on Friday, Kim met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vietnamese top legislator Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, respectively.