Cooperation in this area meets the fundamental interests of both sides and contributes to regional stability and development, the diplomat stressed.

The Ambassador stressed that military cooperation between Russia and China is also an important guarantor of the international strategic balance.

“China attaches great importance to cooperation with Russia in this area and will work with the Russian side to promote military-technical cooperation at a higher level and on a larger scale,” the ambassador said in an interview with TASS.

In August last year, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said that the armies of China and Russia would strengthen military cooperation to protect peace.

The defense ministers of Russia and China also agreed to intensify joint strategic military exercises and patrols.