Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 5, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Vietnamese side agrees with China on maintaining close exchanges at various levels between the two parties and the two countries, promoting sustainable growth of bilateral trade, and advancing the alignment of the "Two Corridors and One Economic Circle" plan and the Belt and Road Initiative, Trong said.

Vietnam welcomes more Chinese investment in infrastructure construction and high technology, he said, calling on the two sides to expand cooperation in such areas as culture, defense, security, combating crimes and local affairs.

Xi and Trong also compared notes on their countries' respective domestic situations.

After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents covering such fields as party-to-party exchanges, transportation, tourism, production capacity, culture, railway, energy, finance and local affairs.

Before their talks, Trong held a grand welcoming ceremony in honor of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on the square of the presidential palace.

While meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Xi urged China and Vietnam to maintain maritime stability and promote maritime cooperation through friendly consultations.

Xi called on the two countries to deal with their relations with a far-sighted and strategic perspective no matter how the international situation changes.

He proposed China and Vietnam grasp the mainstream of their relations in politics, strengthen strategic communication, and enhance political mutual trust, so as to keep the development of their relations on the right track.

Xi called on the two countries to attach importance to practical economic cooperation and open up new prospects in economic and trade cooperation by docking their development strategies and implementing large projects.

He said China is ready to provide necessary support for Vietnam in strengthening infrastructure construction, deepen bilateral cooperation in finance, and continue to encourage its enterprises to invest and develop in Vietnam. He called on Vietnam to facilitate the investment and operations of Chinese businesses.