Home / International / International Conferences Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Defense Ministers Meet in Bishkek
Adjust font size:

Defense ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, yesterday to discuss regional security and preparations from the upcoming SCO summit.
 
All six leaders of the SCO members are expected to attend the summit in Bishkek on August 16.

A joint anti-terrorism military exercise within the SCO framework is also slated for August 9-17.
 
The Peace Mission 2007 exercise will involve 500 Russian and Chinese vehicles, about 2,000 Russian and 1,600 Chinese military personnel, a company (of around 100 men) from Tajikistan and smaller units from other members, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Russian Army General Alexei Maslov said earlier this month.

China and Russia's air forces will also take part in the exercise.

Peace Mission 2007 will be the biggest anti-terrorism joint military exercise yet carried out by the six SCO members. China will be sending more troops than it has ever before contributed to a cross-border military exercise.

The exercise will be held on Chinese and Russian territory, said Maslov.

The first stage of the exercise, including political consultations, will take place in China. The second, main, stage will be held at the Chebarkul training range in Russia's Volga-Urals military district.

The joint military exercise embodies the resolution and ability of SCO members to crack down on the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, and to maintain regional peace and security, without threatening any other countries, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui said when the event was announced earlier this year.

After several rounds of talks, Chinese and Russian military experts recently agreed that Chinese military personnel, armaments and hardware would arrive by crossing the China-Russia border in the Far East.

(China Daily June 27, 2007)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- 2nd Phase of China-Kazakhstan Anti-terror Drill Completed
- China Continues Anti-terror Efforts: Public Security Chief
- SCO Members Prepare for Joint Military Exercise
- SCO to Take Further Anti-Terrorism Steps
- SCO Ends Consultations on Anti-terrorism Military Exercise
Most Viewed >>
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies