Chinese security chief meets Vietnamese delegation

BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- China's security chief Meng Jianzhu met here Monday with a delegation of Central Internal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by its head Nguyen Ba Thanh.

Meng, secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said China attached great importance to China-Vietnam relations, and would like to maintain high-level exchanges and enhance substantial cooperation with Vietnam in areas such as the economy and trade.

Thanh spoke highly of the achievements of China on the cause of socialist construction, saying that Vietnam is willing to boost cooperation with the CPC so as to forge ahead with bilateral ties.