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China, Russia to hold anti-terror exercise in 2009

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-10 22:49

BEIJING -- China and Russia will hold a joint anti-terror military exercise next year, Chinese defense chief said on Wednesday.

"We should stage a successful China-Russia anti-terrorism joint military drill next year," Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie told reporters, after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov.

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This would be the third joint military exercise between the two militaries, following the ones in 2005 and 2007.

"Our exercises in 2005 and 2007, under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), were very successful," Serdyukov said, stressing bilateral military ties have been upgraded to a new level in recent years.

"Both of us are satisfied with the growth of our military ties. More over, we have reached extensive consensus on stepping up our military cooperation," Liang said, without specifying the consensus.

With the 60th anniversary of China-Russia ties next year ahead, Liang said, "The two agreed to make best of this opportunity and work together to take our ties to a new high."