BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China's publicity chief Liu Yunshan met with an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) media delegation here on Thursday, and vowed China would continue to promote media cooperation with ASEAN member nations.

"The seminar provides an opportunity for China and ASEAN countries to exchange experience and discuss cooperation," Liu said, as head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee

He added that media cooperation was an important component of cultural cooperation, which would promote the China-ASEAN strategic partnership.

"The Chinese government encourages and supports Chinese media to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with their ASEAN country counterparts in such areas as broadcasting, human resources, information technology and business development," Liu said.

Chief delegate Brualaohanh Thanphilom, also editor-in-chief of the Laos' Pasaxon Newspaper, said the ASEAN media delegation thought highly of the seminar and hoped ASEAN and China would facilitate more media exchanges and cooperation.

Liu also called on media worldwide to be socially responsible, and make the news broadcasting real, objective, accurate and comprehensive.

The delegates were here to attend the two-day fourth China-ASEAN Media Cooperation Seminar held by the People's Daily from March 24 to 25 in Beijing. Representatives from newspapers, news agencies， web companies and relevant government departments of ASEAN member nations and China attended the seminar.

The theme of the seminar was the development of new media.