“It is important that our countries also assess the essence of the ongoing transformation of the global geopolitical landscape,” Shoigu stressed.
He recalled that Russia and China are coordinating their actions in the preparation of joint sea and air patrols, military exercises, both on a bilateral basis and in multilateral formats – within the framework of the Shanghai and SMOA PLUS.
Shoigu sees the meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Moscow as an opportunity to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries in the field of defense and to frankly discuss current issues of global and regional security.
The Russian minister also congratulated Li Shangfu on his appointment as defense minister of the People’s Republic of China. “I am confident that your extensive cooperation experience with the Russian Federation will contribute to both the development of China’s armed forces and the expansion of military cooperation between our countries. I look forward to the closest and most fruitful with you in the spirit of unfailing friendship between our countries, peoples and armed forces of Russia and China,” Shoigu told his colleague.
According to him, the Russian side highly appreciates the fact that Li Shangfu chose Russia as the first country for his foreign trip, just like KHP Chairman Xi Jinping – he paid a state visit to our country in March. .
“The Moscow summit has become the main political event in Russian-Chinese relations this year. President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and President Xi Jinping reaffirmed that the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation are at the highest level. They must be developed with strong support for each other, including on national security issues,” the Russian Defense Minister said.
In turn, Li Shangfu stressed the great importance of the fact that he was received in Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Yesterday we also visited the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. It was very informative. It means that the Russian side pays more attention to my visit,” the Chinese minister added. .
He did not hide that he had chosen our country for the first visit after being appointed Minister of Defense “to show the outside world the high level of development of Sino-Russian relations and to demonstrate his firm determination to strengthen cooperation strategic between the armed forces of China and Russia.
Li Shangfu is confident that the armed forces of Russia and China will carefully implement the agreements reached by the heads of state, promote military and military-technical cooperation and military trade between our countries. “We will definitely take them to a new level,” promised the head of the Chinese military department.
He added that in the future he would certainly maintain good working and personal relations with Sergei Shoigu.
During the talks in Moscow, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the National Defense Academy of the People’s Liberation Army of China on the establishment of relations between sister cities.
On the eve of the military delegation of the People’s Republic of China led by Li Shangfu got acquainted with the educational and material basis, the organization of the educational process and the specifics of training military personnel of foreign states at the Academy general staff military.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has agreed to increase the enrollment of Chinese students in a special faculty at the university. This fall, more than 20 senior CRP officers will begin their postgraduate courses.
Li Shangfu thanked the leadership of the academy for teaching Chinese students, who have been trained at WAGS since 1996. The minister said graduates of the academy are currently serving in high positions in the People’s Liberation Army from China.
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