Chinese President Xi Jinping (right), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Hoang Binh Quan, special envoy of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 30, 2017.  [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for joint efforts to promote the sustained, healthy and stable development of relations between China and Vietnam.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Hoang Binh Quan, special envoy of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee. Hoang is also head of the Commission for External Relations of the CPV Central Committee.

The new leadership of the CPC Central Committee will work with the CPV Central Committee leadership headed by Nguyen Phu Trong to deepen strategic communication, enhance political mutual trust, implement important consensus, and properly handle related issues in order to promote sustained, healthy and stable development of bilateral ties, Xi said.