Zhang Yang meets with Vietnamese deputy defense minister

BEIJING, July 17 (ChinaMil) -- Zhang Yang, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and director of the General Political Department (GPD) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), met with Nguyen Kim Ton, the visiting deputy defense minister of Vietnam, and his party on July 16, 2013 in Beijing.

Zhang Yang said that China and Vietnam are neighbors with common mountain ranges and waterways, cultural affinity, the same ideals and interrelated fate, and the bilateral friendship has been deeply rooted in the hearts of their people. In recent years, the Chinese and Vietnamese militaries have carried out good cooperation in such fields as high-level reciprocal visits, personnel training, border and coastal defense contacts, and experience sharing in army building and governing. Under the current situation, the two sides are supposed to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation and learn useful experience from each other, so as to strive to constantly promote the development of relations between the two militaries.

Nguyen Kim Ton said that the Vietnamese is willing to make joint efforts with the Chinese side to push forward sustainable and stable development of the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations.

Du Jincai, deputy director of the GPD of the PLA, was present at the meeting.

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