(VOVworld) - At a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang in Yunnan province’s Kunming city on Sunday as part of his trip to China to attend the fourth China-South Asia Expo and the 24th Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has called on China to create more favorable conditions for the transportation and import of Vietnamese goods, especially agro-forestry-fisheries products, in order to improve the bilateral trade balance.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (Source: VNA)

Dung suggested the two countries enhance their coordination in border management and encourage partnerships between their localities.

He also expressed concerns over recent developments in the region and the East Sea, emphasizing that peace and stability are necessary for regional cooperation and development. He called on the two sides to take pragmatic actions to control disputes and take no actions that complicate and expand disputes in the East Sea.

Mr. Dung said the two sides should act on the shaped perceptions of their leaders, especially the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, and work together to preserve maritime peace and stability.

Wang Yang insisted that the Chinese Party and government attach importance to developing their neighborly friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam. He urged the two sides to increase strategic exchanges, elevate mutual political trust, step up connectivity and cooperation in production capacity, and rapidly implement pending joint projects.