Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan met here Monday afternoon with visiting General Inspector of Moroccan royal armed forces Abdelaziz Bennani, pledging to strengthen cooperation between the two armed forces.

Cao, also vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and state councilor, said China hopes to strengthen its cooperation with morocco in various fields, including military training and technologies.

He noted that China attaches great importance to the deep traditional friendship between the two countries and the two peoples.

Bennani said he is glad to see that the existing deep friendship between the two armed forces is further developing and he hopes the two sides will become important partners of each other, adding Moroccan armed forces will further promote cooperation with the Chinese side.

Before meeting with Cao, Bennani also held talks with Liang Guanglie, a member of the Central Military Commission and chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

The two exchanged views on further promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two armed forces in various areas, according to the Chinese Defense Ministry.

Bennani started his one-week official visit to China on Friday at the invitation of Liang.