Malaysia willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields: deputy PM

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Monday that Malaysia is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields, including military cooperation.

Zahid, also home minister of the country, made the remarks here when meeting with Fang Fenghui, a member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC.

Highlighting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's recent visit to China, Zahid said the in-depth exchanges between the leaders of the two countries have yielded fruitful results.

Malaysia stands ready to push for the continuous development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, he stressed.

Fang, for his part, said the Chinese leadership attaches great importance to China-Malaysia relations. "The two militaries have made great progress in friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperation in recent years," he said.

Fang called on both sides to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by their leaders on bilateral ties and relations between the two militaries, consolidate traditional friendship, cement trust, enhance exchanges and collaboration so as to promote the sound and stable development of their military ties.

On Monday, the senior Chinese military official also met with Malaysia Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and held talks with Zulkifeli Bin Mohd Zin, chief of the Malaysian defense force. Endit