China announced on Tuesday that the first meeting under a China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation will be held on Nov. 11.

Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem will co-chair the meeting in Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi, said Jiang Yu, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman.

The meeting is to carry out the consensus achieved by the two countries' leaders in August, Jiang said.

Chinese communist party leader and President Hu Jintao held talks with Vietnamese Communist Party leader Nong Duc Manh in Beijing on Aug. 22. The two heads agreed to further boost trade, properly handle border issues and enhance security cooperation.

Source: Xinhua