China, Russia to hold joint military drills
RUSSIA : China and Russia will hold two joint military drills in the
coming two months, military officials from both countries said here
Monday.
Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People’ s
Liberation Army (PLA), together with his Russian counterpart Valery
Gerasimov, ratified relevant documents and announced the decision at a
joint press conference. Fang, who is also a member of the Central
Military Commission, is paying an official visit to Russia.
According to the two officials, Chinese and Russian armed forces will
hold “Joint Sea-2013” drill in Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan from
July 5 to July 12, and China-Russia joint anti- terrorism military drill
code-named Peace Mission-2013 in Russia's Chelyabinsk from July 27 to
August 15. The joint drills are not targeting any third party, and meant
to strengthen cooperation between the two armed forces in military
training, enhance their capability in coordinating military operations,
so that they can play a positive role in safeguarding regional security
and stability, Fang said.
AFP
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