This call was made when he spoke to the participants in the meeting of army chiefs of general staff of member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on April 25.

Cooperation in defense and security is an important cooperation field of the organization, he said, adding that China attaches high priority to exchange and cooperation in this field within the framework of the organization.

China will jointly increase the capability to cope with new threat and challenge and thus provide peaceful, safe and stable circumstances for the development of each country and its people's wellbeing, he said.