China and France vowed to deepen agricultural cooperation as senior officials met in Beijing on Friday.

China was ready to cement agriculture and food security cooperation with France, remarked Vice Premier Hui Liangyu when meeting with French Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Bruno Le Maire.

China has guaranteed a stable supply of grain and other important agricultural products, mainly through its domestic production, Hui said.

Meanwhile, China has also actively promoted international agricultural cooperation and opposed trade protectionism, he noted.

China is ready to enhance agriculture and food security cooperation with France within the framework of the international multilateral mechanism, said Hui.

Le Maire said France looked forward to working with China to advance agricultural cooperation at both the bilateral and multilateral levels.