ThefruitfulvisittoRussiaofStateCouncilorandDefenseMinisterLiShangfuhas"deeplydemonstratedthedeepenedmutualtrustandindependentmilitarycooperationbetweenthetwocountries",aspokesmansaidonWednesday.
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LimadethevisitfromSundaytoWednesdayattheinvitationofRussianDefenseMinisterSergeiShoigu.HemetwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutinandheldtalkswithShoiguduringthevisit,hisfirstoverseastripaftertakingofficeinMarch.
"ThroughsincereandfriendlymeetingsandtalkswithRussianstateandmilitaryleaders,thetwocountrieshavereachedalotofconsensus,"SeniorColonelTanKefei,aspokesmanfortheMinistryofNationalDefense,saidinanewsrelease.
EmphasizingthesignificanceofPresidentXiJinping"sRussiavisitlastmonth,Tansaidthatthedefenseminister"svisitdeeplyembodiesthestrategicguidanceofhead-of-statediplomacy,thedeepeningofbilateralmutualtrustandtheindependenceofChina-Russiamilitarycooperation.ThevisitalsodemonstratedtheaspirationsandresponsibilitiesoftheChinesemilitarytopursuepeaceandreachouttotheworldinthenewera.
"Thetwodefenseministershadcandid,in-depthandproductiveexchanges,andoutlinedtheblueprintofexchangesandcooperationbetweenthetwomilitariesinacomingperiod,"hesaid.
"Theyagreedtofullyimplementtheimportantconsensusreachedbythetwoheadsofstate,keepclosehigh-levelcommunication,improvetheChina-Russiamilitaryexchangemechanism,expandcooperationamongtheatercommands,servicesandacademies,andenrichtheconceptoftheChina-Russiacomprehensivestrategicpartnershipofcoordinationforanewera,"saidTan.
Thetwosidesalsohadanin-depthexchangeofviewsontheinternationalandregionalsecuritysituation,thespokesmansaid,addingthatbothsidesreaffirmedtheirmutualsupportonissuesconcerningeachother"scoreinterests,andreiteratedtheirjointresistancetoattemptsbyexternalforcestointerfereineachother"sinternalaffairs.
TheRussiansidesaiditopposes"Taiwanindependence"inanyformandfirmlysupportsChinainsafeguardingitssovereigntyandterritorialintegrity,henoted.
TheimplementationoftheGlobalSecurityInitiativeswasanotherfocusduringLi"svisit,Tansaid,stressingthatChinaisreadytofurtherconsolidateandstrengthenstrategiccoordinationwithRussia,practicetruemultilateralism,opposeunilateralismandhegemonism,andfirmlysafeguardinternationalfairnessandjustice.
TheChinesemilitarywouldstrengthenexchangesandcommunicationwiththemilitariesofothercountries,deepenpracticalcooperationinvariousfields,firmlyfulfillitsinternationalresponsibilitiesandobligations,andjointlyrespondtocommonsecuritychallenges,headded.
"TheChinesemilitarywillmakenewandgreatercontributionstosafeguardingthecountry"sinterestsrelatedtosovereignty,securityanddevelopment,maintainingworldpeaceandstability,andhelpingwiththebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,"saidTan.