BEIJING — The 8th meeting of the China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation will be held in China this week, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on June 15.

The meeting will be held during Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh’s visit to China from June 17 to June 19, spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi will co-chair the meeting with Pham Binh Minh, said Lu.

The 7th meeting of the China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation was held in Hanoi last October.