Russia, China in war drill
3/8/2005 9:09
China and Russia will hold their first joint military exercises on August
18-25, the Ministry of Defense announced in Beijing yesterday.
In a press
release, the ministry said the exercises, dubbed "Peace Mission 2005," will be
carried out in Vladivostok in eastern Russia and east China's Shandong Peninsula
and nearby offshore seawaters.
The exercises will involve nearly 10,000
troops from the armies, navies, air forces as well as airborne units, marine
corps and logistic units of Chinese and Russian armed forces, said the press
release.
Chinese and Russian defense ministries signed a memorandum on
conducting joint military exercises in July 2004. The chiefs of the general
staffs of Chinese and Russian armed forces will announce the commencement of the
exercises in Vladivostok on August 18.
China and Russia have invited the
defense ministers from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
and representatives from SCO's observer countries to watch the joint
exercises.
Xinhua News
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