02.02.2005, 17:34
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Zitat:Putin hails military ties between Russia, China
MOSCOW (AFP) Feb 02, 2005
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed the emergence of strong military ties between Russia and its giant Asian neighbour China as he welcomed a top Chinese official to the Kremlin.
"I'm happy to say that our plans to launch bilateral consultations in the security sphere are being implemented," Putin said at the start of talks with a member of the Chinese State Council, Tang Jiaxuan.
"Our relations in the political, economic and security spheres and in the field of military cooperation have been developing intensively," the Russian president added.
He noted that "a quite large joint military exercise is set for this year."
Russia and China are due to conduct their first ever joint military exercises in August or September in what officials to better coordinate the fight against terrorism.
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