BEIJING - Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met with Mongolian Defense Minister Dashdemberel Bat-Erdene on Tuesday, vowing to push forward the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Li said China-Mongolia relations have kept up healthy development in recent years. China would like to work with Mongolia to promote mutual trust and respect, and to intensify substantial cooperation of mutual benefits to enrich their bilateral strategic partnership, he said.

Bat-Erdene said Mongolia valued its traditional friendship with China. He said Mongolia expected to enhance bilateral cooperation with China in various fields in order to forge ahead with bilateral ties between the two nations and the two armed forces.