Hanoi (VNA) – Newly-accreditedChinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has affirmed that he will spare noeffort to boost cooperation between the two countries in numerous fields,including defence.
Ambassador Xiong made the remarks during ameeting with General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member and Defence Minister, inHanoi on December 6.
The diplomat said he is glad to take mission inVietnam and will do his utmost to promote the bilateral relations in apragmatic manner.
Minister Lich said defence has become a pillar inthe cooperation between Vietnam and China.
He added that based on the common perceptionsand important agreements reached by the two countries’ Party and State leaders,the ambassador will make remarkable contributions to enhancing the bilateralrelations in general and the defence partnership in particular in line with theVietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.-VNA