China News Agency, Orenburg, Russia, September 24th (Reporter Li Chun) On the 24th local time, the closing ceremony of the "Peace Mission-2021" SCO joint counter-terrorism military exercise was held at the "Dongguz" shooting range in Orenburg Oblast, Russia .
A reporter from China News Agency saw at the scene that on the opposite side of the rostrum, officers and soldiers of participating troops from various countries lined up in order in a phalanx in combat attire.
Hundreds of participating equipment are ready to go, waiting to be reviewed by the military commanders of the participating countries.
On September 23, local time, the "Peace Mission-2021" SCO joint anti-terrorism military exercise carried out a real-force operation.
The picture shows the moment when the participating weapons fired.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Chun
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the closing ceremony began, and Alexander Rabin, commander of the Central Military Region of Russia, delivered a speech.
He said that with an effective command system, the joint anti-terrorist cluster completed the set tasks in the exercise.
Congratulations on the complete success of this exercise.
Subsequently, the Russian military band played the national anthem of each participating country in turn, and the commanders of the participating troops from various countries delivered speeches respectively.
Zhao Kangping, the deputy director of the exercise and the Chinese director, and deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army's northern theater, pointed out that peace is the expectation of soldiers, and combat is the true nature of soldiers.
The participating parties have sincerely united, cooperated closely, and fought side by side, achieving the expected goals and enhancing mutual trust and friendship between each other.
"The conclusion of the exercise is not the end of cooperation, but the beginning of cooperation again."
In front of the rostrum, representatives of outstanding officers and soldiers from the participating countries that performed well in the exercise lined up to receive commemorative medals and prizes from commanders of various countries.
Among them, 27 officers and soldiers of the Chinese participating troops won this honor.
The fighting style, professional quality and good image of Chinese soldiers in this exercise were highly praised by all parties.
Subsequently, the Russian military band played the repertoire of the military parade, and the parade began.
Participating weapons and equipment passed by the rostrum in turn, and were reviewed.
In this joint exercise, the weapons used by China are all domestically produced main combat equipment.
The "Peace Mission-2021" joint counter-terrorism military exercise is the fourteenth joint exercise held within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
The Chinese participating troops are mainly in the northern theater of the People's Liberation Army, with a total of more than 550 people and 130 vehicles (equipment) dispatched.
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