Vientiane (VNA), Feb. 19 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientine on February 19.

The meetings took place on the occasion of Minh's participation in the fifth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Coronavirus Disease ( COVID-19 ) in Laos.

Meeting with Wang Yi, Minh expressed his sympathies to China over the losses caused by COVID-19 and hoped China will overcome this difficult time soon.

Regarding Vietnam-China relations, Minh suggested the two sides enhance political trust via high-level delegation e...