Senior Lt. Gen. Luong Cuong, who is the chief of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, held talks with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Monday to strengthen the bilateral defence ties. Gen. Cuong also held taks with Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra. <br/><br/>Both the nations have been working to ramp up cooperation<br/>in the defence sector. <br/><br/>In the past, Hanoi has expressed interest in procuring the BrahMos supersonic missile from New Delhi. In December last year, Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich also visited India and held talks with his then Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar to bolster defence ties.