Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday met deputies of the Party congress of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and attendants for the meeting of the PLA's armament work.

Hu, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged the Navy deputies to promote the fine traditions of the PLA, accelerate the transformation and modernization of the Navy in a sturdy way, and make extended preparations for warfare in order to make greater contributions to safeguarding national security and world peace.

During the meeting with the deputies of the armament meeting, Hu hailed the achievements in the PLA's armament work in recent years and saluted all comrades who work for the armament of the PLA.

Vice President Xi Jinping also attended the two meetings.

Xinhua News Agency December 6, 2011)