Go to the media bankChinese army servicemen at the Vostok-2022 strategic command post exercise at the Sergeevsky training ground. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 19 During the strategic security consultations held in China on Monday, Russia and China agreed to further cooperation through their ministries of defense, with a focus on conducting joint exercises and patrols, as well as strengthening contacts between the General Staffs, the press service of the apparatus of the Security Council of the Russian Federation reported.Consultations in the city of Nanping, Fujian Province were held by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi with the participation of representatives of ministries and departments of the two countries.
Putin announced a significant increase in trade with China. Issues were considered in the development of the agreements reached at the recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Samarkand, and a constructive exchange of views took place on topical issues of regional and international security. «The parties agreed on further cooperation on line of military departments with an emphasis on joint exercises and patrols, as well as strengthening contacts between the General Staffs. “Mutual interest was expressed in maintaining a high level of military-technical cooperation,” the press release notes. The importance of building up bilateral coordination on a number of issues on the international agenda was also emphasized. China is an unconditional priority of Russia's foreign policy, enjoys the broad support of the peoples of the two countries, and is based on deep mutual trust,» the message says.China sent 43 aircraft and five ships to Taiwan The Afghan problem, the military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula and around Taiwan, were considered. «The interlocutors expressed concern about the escalation of tensions on the part of the United States and its allies in the region,» the press release says. It is also reported that special attention at the talks was paid to building up contacts between Russia and China within the framework of the UN, SCO and BRICS, organizing mutual support on major global issues. Ways have been outlined for the consistent strengthening of trade and economic relations. From September 1 to September 7, under the leadership of the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, the Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff exercises were held at the training grounds of the Eastern Military District, as well as in the waters and coastal zones of the Sea of u200bu200bOkhotsk and the Sea of Japan. They were purely defensive in nature and were aimed at training troops in the conduct of hostilities in modern conditions. During the exercises, military contingents and observers from the CSTO, SCO and partner states worked out joint operations with the troops of the Airborne Forces, part of the forces of the Airborne Forces, long-range and military transport aviation. China was among them.
Russia and China will continue to coordinate their actions in the UN, Lavrov said
