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RUSSIA'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WANTS STRONGER TIES WITH CHINA
November 21, 2012 - 10:32 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday,
Nov 21 indicated Russia's continuing interest in cooperation with
China on defense sector issues, according to RIA Novosti.
Shoigu told top Chinese officials during a visit to Beijing for
the 17th Sino-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and
Technological Cooperation that joint work between the two powers
would enhance stability across the region.
"The closer the cooperation is between our two countries, including
in the military-technological area, the more peaceful our region will
be," he said.
This was Shoigu's first official foreign trip since replacing Anatoly
Serdyukov as defense minister earlier this month.
Senior Chinese military officials in turn indicated their support
for closer cooperation with Moscow.
"We see our relationship with Russia as a priority in the field of
international military cooperation," said Xu Qiliang, deputy head of
the Communist Party of China's Central Military Commission.
He added that Beijing wishes to "bring the relationship to a higher
level."
From: Baghdasarian
November 21, 2012 - 10:32 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday,
Nov 21 indicated Russia's continuing interest in cooperation with
China on defense sector issues, according to RIA Novosti.
Shoigu told top Chinese officials during a visit to Beijing for
the 17th Sino-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Military and
Technological Cooperation that joint work between the two powers
would enhance stability across the region.
"The closer the cooperation is between our two countries, including
in the military-technological area, the more peaceful our region will
be," he said.
This was Shoigu's first official foreign trip since replacing Anatoly
Serdyukov as defense minister earlier this month.
Senior Chinese military officials in turn indicated their support
for closer cooperation with Moscow.
"We see our relationship with Russia as a priority in the field of
international military cooperation," said Xu Qiliang, deputy head of
the Communist Party of China's Central Military Commission.
He added that Beijing wishes to "bring the relationship to a higher
level."
From: Baghdasarian