The Party, Government and people of China always esteem the development of relations with neighbouring countries, particularly its traditional cooperation and friendship with Vietnam, said a Chinese senior official.

Secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, He Guoqiang    held a meeting in    Beijing   on July 17 with a Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Van Chi, Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.

He recalled that during the   China   visit in May 2008 by Vietnamese Party Chief Nong Duc Manh, the two sides agreed to build a “comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership” under the guidance of a 16 word principle and the ‘four-good spirits’.

The two sides also completed demarcation of their shared land border late last year in line with the agreement between the two countries’ leaders, he said.

The Chinese official expressed his belief that this should serve as a model in solving remaining issues, whether they are left-over from history or newly-arisen.

Development of Sino-Vietnamese ties would create favourable conditions for each country’s development, thus contributing to building peace, stability and development in the region, he said.

For his part, Nguyen Van Chi emphasised the continuously developing friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China in recent years, affirming that the party, government and people of Vietnam with work together with China to foster their partnership in all-around strategic cooperation based on the 16-word principle and the ‘four-good spirit’ as set down by the two sides’ leaders.

Also on the same day, the Vietnamese delegation held talks with its counterpart mission.

The two sides discussed issues of mutual concern and shared experiences in inspection and discipline within the two parties, as well as cooperation between inspection agencies of the party and the government.

While in   China   from July 12-18, the Vietnamese delegation visited several provinces./.