PREMIER OF CHINESE STATE COUNCIL HIGHLY ASSESSES RUSSIAN-CHINESE MILITARY TALKS
RIA Novosti
BEIJING, March 18 (RIA Novosti) - During the meeting with chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Yury Baluyevsky, Premier of the Chinese State Council Wen Jiabao said he considered Russian-Chinese military talks to be highly productive.
Baluyevsky arrived in China on March 17. Yesterday he held talks with chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Liang Guanglie.
According to Wen Jiabao, the visit will contribute to further consolidation and development of Russian-Chinese relations in the military sphere.
A few years ago we could hardly expect bilateral military interaction to rise to this high level, Yury Baluyevsky noted.
On Friday he met with Chinese National Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan. According to the latter, the Chinese government and army assign priority to the visit of the Russian General Staff chief.
The Chinese minister pointed out the recent permanent and progressive development between the two countries and their armed forces.
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