BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe met with the visiting Thai Chief of Defense Forces Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan on Monday, as the two sides pledged to improve bilateral military cooperation.

Wei said the Chinese military was willing to keep strategic exchanges, strengthen pragmatic cooperation with its Thai counterpart to boost the development of bilateral military relations.

China will make greater contributions to world peace and development, Wei said.

For his part, Tarnchaiyan said the Thai side was ready to deepen cooperation with China in joint training, exercise and personnel training, as well as the fields of equipment, technology and multilateral security.