Vietnam aims to cooperate with North Korea and is willing to share its socio-economic development model with Pyongyang, local media reported on Friday.

Hanoi’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh made the statement during talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho who is visiting Vietnam from November 29 to December 2.

“The Party, Government and people of Viet Nam attach importance to the traditional ties with the DPRK,” Minh said in comments carried by Viet Nam News. 

“(We) are willing to work with the country to promote