China's Ministry of National Defense: Sino-Russian military relations continue to maintain a high level of operation
China News Agency, Beijing, December 31 (Reporter Li Chunyu Zhanyi) The Ministry of National Defense of China held a regular press conference on December 31.
Press spokesperson Tan Kefei said that in 2020, the relationship between the two militaries will continue to operate at a high level; in the new year, China will continue to maintain close communication with Russia, strengthen practical cooperation, and strive to raise the relationship between the two militaries to a new level. .
A reporter asked the same day: According to reports, the two defense chiefs of China and Russia signed a protocol in mid-December, extending the validity of the "Agreement on Mutual Notification of Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Vehicles" signed in 2009 for 10 years. The second joint air strategic cruise was launched in the second half of the month.
Some commentators said that the intensive military cooperation between China and Russia demonstrates the high level of strategic mutual trust between the two sides.
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Tan Kefei introduced that in 2020, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, the relationship between the Chinese and Russian armed forces will continue to maintain a high level of operation, and a series of cooperation will be carried out in high-level exchanges, epidemic prevention and control, and joint exercises.
In the area of high-level exchanges, State Councilor and Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe went to Russia to attend the military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union’s Patriotic War and the Joint Meeting of Ministers of Defense of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Collective Security Treaty Organization. The two defense ministers of China and Russia Hold a video conference to jointly announce the extension of the validity period of the agreement between China and Russia on the mutual notification of the launch of ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles for 10 years, further strengthening the strategic cooperation between China and Russia;
In the field of epidemic prevention and control, the Chinese and Russian armed forces have strengthened mutual support and close communication and cooperation through various forms such as leaders’ mutual letters, material assistance, and military medical experts’ experience sharing video conferences;
In the field of joint exercises, the Chinese military went to Russia to participate in the "International Military Games-2020" and the Russian military’s "Caucasus-2020" strategic exercises. The two militaries organized the second joint air strategic cruise. The bilateral military cooperation continued to deepen, which helped China and Russia. The relationship between the two militaries of China has been continuously enriched with new connotations, which fully reflects the high level and particularity of the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era.
"Communication with heart is long-lasting." Tan Kefei said that 2021 is the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, which is of special significance to China and Russia.
In the new year, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China will continue to maintain close communication with Russia, strengthen practical cooperation, and strive to elevate the relationship between the two militaries to a new and higher level, and do more to maintain world peace and stability. Actively contribute.
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