Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela and China have taken new steps to deepen economic and social cooperation after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to the South American country.

In a radio program, Maduro said that he exchanged views with Wang on exploration of new areas for future cooperation.

China and Venezuela have built a perfect and strategic alliance in areas such as economy, science and technology, culture, politics and diplomacy, said Maduro.

Maduro said the cooperation between both nations is guided by two principles of international diplomacy -- the integration for economic development and the belief in a multi-polar world.

During his stay in Caracas, Wang met separately with Maduro and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua and pledged to promote the strategic partnership of common development between the two countries to a new level.