Boosting military ties is an important part of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and is being consolidated and promoted, contributing to regional peace, stability and development.
Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh made the affirmation when meeting his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Liang Guanglie in Beijing on April 22.
Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China and is pleased to see that China has overcome the impacts of the global economic crisis, maintaining political stability and a developed economy, he said.
The Vietnamese Party, Government, armed forces and people endeavour to maintain consistent relations with China , Thanh added.
According to Senior Lieutenant General Liang Guanglie, Vietnam and China need to consolidate and promote their friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in general, as well as boosting ties between the two armed forces.
Both sides should increase exchanges of delegations to strengthen mutual trust and understanding, he added.
On the occasion, General Thanh, on behalf of the Vietnamese Defence Ministry, presented 30,000 USD in cash as a donation for areas affected by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China 's Qinghai province.
The same day, General Thanh and his staff paid a courtesy visit to Chinese Vice State President Xi Jinping./.
Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh made the affirmation when meeting his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Liang Guanglie in Beijing on April 22.
Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China and is pleased to see that China has overcome the impacts of the global economic crisis, maintaining political stability and a developed economy, he said.
The Vietnamese Party, Government, armed forces and people endeavour to maintain consistent relations with China , Thanh added.
According to Senior Lieutenant General Liang Guanglie, Vietnam and China need to consolidate and promote their friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in general, as well as boosting ties between the two armed forces.
Both sides should increase exchanges of delegations to strengthen mutual trust and understanding, he added.
On the occasion, General Thanh, on behalf of the Vietnamese Defence Ministry, presented 30,000 USD in cash as a donation for areas affected by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China 's Qinghai province.
The same day, General Thanh and his staff paid a courtesy visit to Chinese Vice State President Xi Jinping./.
