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Chinese delegation visiting Russian firing range.
24/11 Tass 245
MOSCOW, November 24 (Itar-Tass) - A Chinese government delegation led
by Deputy Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Col-Gen Guo
Boxiong is visiting the Kapustin Yar multi-service firing range in the
Astrakhan region.
The delegation arrived in Russia on a visit on Monday. "The members of
the Chinese delegation will familiarize themselves with promising models
of artillery-, missile and air-defense equipment developed by the Russian
defense sector for the Russian army. There no plans for practice shooting
at the range during the sojourn of the Chinese delegation there. On
Tuesday, it will return to Moscow," a Russian Defense Ministry official
told Itar-Tass.
"The Chinese military plan to visit the town of Alabino, Moscow
region, where the 5th Tamanskaya motorized infantry brigade is deployed.
The Chinese Generals and officers will see the training and material
assets of the formation, its operation, armaments and military equipment,"
he added.
On Monday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov told
Tass that "the main objective of the Chinese delegations' visit is to
participate in the session of the Russian-Chinese government commission on
military-technical cooperation, and discuss the prospects for the
development and strengthening of relations between the defense ministries
of the two countries."
He reminded that Russia and China are expanding and intensifying their
military cooperation while taking into account the national interests of
the two countries. This cooperation is based on the intergovernmental
agreement on military cooperation the two parties concluded in 1992.
The Chinese delegation will end its visit on November 27.
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