Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds talks with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O'Neill in Port Moresby, PNG, on Nov. 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

PORT MORESBY, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O'Neill agreed on Friday to set up a comprehensive strategic partnership between their countries, featuring mutual respect and common development.

The decision was made during a meeting between Xi and O'Neill where they spoke positively of the traditional friendship between China and PNG and charted the course for the development of bilateral relations.