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    RUSSIA, CHINA SEEK TO FORM ASIA-PACIFIC COLLECTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM -- DEFENSE MINISTER

    Russia
    November 18, 15:28 UTC+3
    Russia and China are concerned over US attempts to strengthen its
    military and political clout in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu during minitary parade rehearsal
    in Moscow, May 2014

    (c) ITAR-TASS/Sergey Bpbulev

    (c) AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

    Putin: strengthening ties with China top priority for Russia

    BEIJING, November 18. /TASS/. Defense ministries of Russia and China
    seek to form a regional collective security system in the Asia-Pacific
    region, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday after
    talks with his Chinese counterpart Colonel General Chang Wanquan
    in Beijing.

    According to the Russian defense minister, Russia and China are
    concerned over US attempts to strengthen its military and political
    clout in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR).

    "During talks with Comrade Chang Wanquan, we discussed the state and
    prospects of the Russian-Chinese relations in the military field,
    exchanged opinions on the military-political situation in general
    and the APR in particular," Shoigu said.

    "We also expressed concern over US attempts to strengthen its military
    and political clout in the APR," he said. "We believe that the main
    goal of pooling our effort is to shape a collective regional security
    system."

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    Touching upon his talks with Chang Wanquan, Shoigu said the sides
    expressed satisfaction that the spectrum of joint activities in the
    defense sphere "has visibly expanded and gained a systemic character."

    In May, Russia and China conducted third Joint Sea naval exercises,
    he noted.

    In 2014, China's teams took part in the tank biathlon world
    championship and international pilot competition Aviadrafts that were
    held in Russia. "Chinese servicemen demonstrated the high competitive
    spirit and skills," the Russian defense minister said, adding that
    such events were "a good format for exchange of experience."

    "We have vast potential of cooperation in the defense sphere, and
    the Russian side is ready to develop it is a wide range of areas,"
    he added.

    Strengthening ties with China is Russia's top priority

    Shoigu said strengthening and expanding ties with China remains
    Russia's overriding priority.

    "Amid a highly volatile world situation, it becomes particularly
    important to strengthen reliable good-neighbourly relations between
    our countries," Shoigu said at talks with his Chinese counterpart
    General Chang Wanquan.

    "This is not only an important factor for security of states but also
    a contribution to peace and stability on the Eurasian continent and
    beyond," he said, adding that "regular private meetings between the
    leaders of Russia and China give a powerful impetus to development
    of bilateral partnership".

    The minister noted that next year marks the 70th anniversary of the
    Allied victory in WWII. "The peoples of our countries took heavy
    casualties in it," Shoigu said. "Russia's and China's solidarity is
    of principal importance amid attempts to falsify history and glorify
    fascism."

    A wide range of events is being planned to celebrate this date,
    both bilaterally and with counterparts from the Shanghai Cooperation
    Organization (SCO), a security grouping comprising Russia, China and
    the Central Asian former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
    Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Shoigu said.

    Russia and China also started to regularly hold joint naval and
    anti-terrorism drills, the minister said, adding that the countries'
    military forces "showed a high level of cooperation" during an
    operation to escort vessels carrying Syria's chemical weapons. Much
    work was also done during this year's joint Naval Interaction exercises
    in the East China Sea, he said.

    Shoigu stressed that the two countries maintain high level of military
    and technical cooperation, noting that issues of that cooperation were
    "under constant review by our heads of state".

    http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/760322


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