
Meeting in Helsinki prior to the 6th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit, the two leaders met and reach consensus on deepening relations between China and Vietnam, Chinese officials said.
Wen identified four priorities:
*To prepare for setting up a high-level joint commission to make blueprint for and boost bilateral cooperation in an all-around manner;
*To negotiate and sign a framework agreement on bilateral trade and economic cooperation as soon as possible, and to speed up the implementation of major cooperation projects;
*To complete the work of borderline demarcation between the two countries in the spirit of mutual understanding; and
*To implement a three-party agreement signed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, and to make joint exploration of resources in the South China Sea.