HANOI, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Vietnam on Wednesday reiterated its adherence to the one-China policy and firm opposition to Taiwan's independence.

    Vietnam supports China in the efforts to achieve peaceful reunification and backs the Anti-Secession Law passed by China's National People's Congress, said a joint statement issued on Wednesday during a visit to Vietnam by Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of China.

    Vietnam welcomes the easing of the situation across the Taiwan Strait in recent years and pledged not to establish any official ties with Taiwan, it added.

    China expressed in the statement its appreciation of Vietnam's stand on the Taiwan issue.

    China and Vietnam share common strategic interests in major international affairs, the statement said, stressing that the two countries should stick to multilateralism in dealing with international issues so as to achieve common prosperity.

    They also agree to conduct multilateral cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect and oppose terrorism in any form, it said.

    China and Vietnam welcome an outcome document adopted at the UN summit in September this year, and see it as an urgent task to implement the UN Millennium Development Goals, it said.

    The reforms of the United Nations should help improve the role, authority and efficiency of the world body, enhance its capability to maintain world peace and security and address new challenges and threats, and promote common development for all the members asset by the UN Millennium Development Goals, said the statement.

    The two sides also agree to boost their cooperation and coordination within the framework of the United Nations, China-ASEAN, the Asian Cooperation Dialogue, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting and the Greater Mekong Subregion.

    In the statement, China reiterated its support to Vietnam for hosting the 14th informal meeting of APEC economic leaders scheduled to be held in Hanoi at the end of 2006. Enditem