Vietnam Deputy Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh received visiting Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Liberation Army of China Major Gen. Jia Xiaoning in Hanoi on Sept. 5.

Major Gen. Jia Xiaoning was in Vietnam to attend the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Board for Bilateral Cooperation from Sept. 5-9.

Host and guest reviewed the activities and results of defence cooperation between the two countries since the fourth session of the Steering Board.

They highlighted official visits by leaders of the two defence ministries, as well as exchanges of delegations at all levels, cooperation and joint patrols at sea and on land between the naval and border guard forces, and recently the Vietnam-China Defence-Security Strategic Dialogue in Beijing .

They agreed that those activities contributed to strengthening the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two armies and the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Vinh and his guest also exchanged views on issues of mutual concern, in order to continue implementing defence cooperation between the two countries, with those contents expected to be approved at the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Board for Bilateral Cooperation./.