China and Vietnam to enhance military exchanges and cooperation

Military exchanges between China and Vietnam will be further enhanced, and practical cooperation will be expanded, China's senior military official said on Saturday.

China and Vietnam are a community of common destiny with strategic significance and China is willing to carry forward the traditional friendship of "comrades plus brothers" with Vietnam, said Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission He WeiDong while meeting Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Beijing.

Phan is in Beijing to attend the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which will be held from Sunday to Tuesday.

China will work with Vietnam to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two parties and two countries, enhance strategic communication and join hands in facing challenges to firmly safeguard common interests and better benefit the people of both countries, he said.

Phan highly appreciated China's important role in international and regional affairs, saying Vietnam will continue to prioritize the development of relations with China and further advance the relations between the two countries and their militaries to a new level.