Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, holds talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 5, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

"China is willing to expand investment and financing cooperation with Vietnam," he said, adding that China is ready to work with Vietnam to develop two-way trade in a balanced and sustainable manner.

He said the two sides should enhance exchanges and cooperation in such areas as military, UN peacekeeping operation, security, counter-narcotics, entry and exit administration, cracking down on telecom fraud, and cyber security.

On cultural and people-to-people exchanges, Xi called on the two sides to promote friendly sentiment between their peoples by enhancing cooperation in areas of media, culture, education, tourism and youth development.

On maritime cooperation, he urged the two sides to properly deal with and control their differences, gradually accumulate consensus and expand common interests through bilateral negotiations, and strive to achieve the common goal of joint exploitation.

China supports Vietnam in playing a bigger role in the international and regional arenas, said Xi, calling on enhanced coordination and cooperation between the two sides within multilateral and regional frameworks including the UN and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

He also called for a stronger partnership between China and Vietnam in pushing forward the construction of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the upgrade of China-ASEAN free trade area and the negotiation on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

China supports the building of the ASEAN community and backs Vietnam in hosting the APEC summit in 2017, Xi added.

Trong said Xi's state visit to Vietnam, which coincides with the 65th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, is of great significance.

The CPV and the Vietnamese government congratulates the CPC and the Chinese government on their achievements in the cause of national development, he said.

At present, Vietnam and China are both tasked with reform and development, he said, noting that strengthening bilateral communication and cooperation in various fields is not only in the interests of the two countries, but also conducive to regional peace and development.

The CPV, the Vietnamese government and the people have always cherished the relations with China, and are ready to work with China to advance their bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and effectively manage and control differences, he said.