China vowed to continuously enrich the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam, said Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee Du Qinglin?in Beijing?on Monday.

Du, also head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at talks with Ha Thi Khiet, member of the Secretariat and chief of the Commission for Mass Organization of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.

Du said China and Vietnam, as friendly neighbours, are both at the key stage of the comprehensive and in-depth development of the reform and opening-up process.

Under current world situation, the two countries and two parties should continue adhering to the 16-word principle of long-term stability, facing the future, good-neighborliness and friendship, and all-round cooperation as well as the four-good spirit -- good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners, said Du.

He hoped that China and Vietnam could further enrich their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and make contribution to the regional and world peace, stability and development.

Ha Thi Khiet said recent years has witnessed frequent visits of Vietnamese and Chinese senior officials, the increasing political mutual trust and great achievements in economic and trade cooperation.

She believed that her visit could further strengthen the bilateral traditional friendship and cooperation.

(Xinhua News Agency May 12, 2009)