Mar.24 (China Military News cited from xinhuanet) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met here Wednesday with Yu Woo-ik, the new ambassador of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to China.

Liang said China-ROK relations have developed rapidly since they forged diplomatic ties in 1992, and hailed the two countries' steady development in bilateral military ties.

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie(R,front)meets with Yu Woo-ik(L,front),the new ambassador of the Republic of Korea(ROK)to China,in Beijing,capital of China,March 24,2010.

"China is willing to work with the ROK to lift the state-to-state and military ties to a new high," Liang said.

Facts had proven that a healthy and stable relationship between the two countries and militaries was of great significance to their common development and the regional peace and stability, Liang said.

Liang also briefed Yu on China's stance on the taiwan issue.

Yu, once a senior political advisor to ROK president Lee Myung-bak, said he was ready to make his due efforts to push forward the ROK-China relations.

Upon his arrival at the ROK embassy in Beijing last December, Yu delivered a speech on bilateral relations, in which he called on the two countries to lay a firm foundation for the future of bilateral ties.

After Yu assumed office in China, he had met several Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.