Prospects of Greek-Chinese cooperation in the defence industry sector, focusing on the Greek Defence Systems company, was discussed at Wednesday's meeting between Defence Minister Evangelos Venizelos and the vice president of the Chinese state-run company NORINCO Zhao XiaoPeng.

The NORINCO company represented the Chinese deputy Defence Industry ministry.

The meeting was attended on the Greek side by Alternate Defence Minister Panos Beglitis and the relevant general directors, and on the Chinese side by officials of NORINCO and the defence attache of the Chinese embassy in Athens.