Beijing (VNA), Oct. 23 -- Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich met with Xu Qiliang , Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, on the sidelines of the 9th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in the Chinese capital city on October 22.

At the meeting, Lich highlighted the significance of the forum where participating countries shared their viewpoints on major regional and global security issues.

Both officers agreed that the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has reaped substantial and practical outcomes over the recent past.

The common perceptions reached by Party and State leaders of the two countries have created a firm foundation to consolidate mutua...