Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today met Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at Hanoi, and reviewed strategic partnership and new initiatives undertaken to further nourish cooperation in the military sector.<br/><br/>Mr.Parrikar also met Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his counterpart Gen Ngo Xuan Lich and held high level bilateral talks and reviewed the entire spectrum of defence cooperation initiatives. <br/><br/>The talks also included possible sale of supersonic missile Brahmos to the Southeast Asian country. The contentious South China Sea was also believed to have been discussed by the two Defence ministers, official sources said.<br/><br/>The Defence Minister, who reached Hanoi on a three day official visit yesterday, attended a business round-table meeting comprising defence industry delegates from the two countries. <br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, Mr Parrikar desired Indian private sector to lead the initiative and explore and actively participate in Vietnamese modernisation of defence forces. This will not just strengthen the diplomatic and military bond between both the nations but also open the doors of strategic exports, he said.