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Russia to hold military drill with China in September - air force chief
Interfax news agency, Moscow
27 Jun 05
Rostov-na-Donu [southern Russia], 27 June: The first joint
Russian-Chinese military exercises will take place in September this
year on China's territory.
This was reported on Monday [27 June] by army Gen Vladimir Mikhaylov,
commander-in-chief of the Russian air force, at a news conference in
the Interfax-South agency's press centre in Rostov-na-Donu.
"In line with an accord reached by the Chinese and Russian defence
ministers, the first Russian-Chinese exercises will take place in
September this year on China's territory," the commander-in-chief
noted.
He specified that it is proposed to involve "a large quantity
of aviation equipment" and also Russian air force sub-units
in the exercises. Together with this, he also reported that a
Sodruzhestvo-2005 [Commonwealth-2005] exercise would be taking place
in August this year at the Ashuluk proving ground (Astrakhan Region).
Military pilots from Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Tajikistan would
be taking part in it.
Interfax news agency, Moscow
27 Jun 05
Rostov-na-Donu [southern Russia], 27 June: The first joint
Russian-Chinese military exercises will take place in September this
year on China's territory.
This was reported on Monday [27 June] by army Gen Vladimir Mikhaylov,
commander-in-chief of the Russian air force, at a news conference in
the Interfax-South agency's press centre in Rostov-na-Donu.
"In line with an accord reached by the Chinese and Russian defence
ministers, the first Russian-Chinese exercises will take place in
September this year on China's territory," the commander-in-chief
noted.
He specified that it is proposed to involve "a large quantity
of aviation equipment" and also Russian air force sub-units
in the exercises. Together with this, he also reported that a
Sodruzhestvo-2005 [Commonwealth-2005] exercise would be taking place
in August this year at the Ashuluk proving ground (Astrakhan Region).
Military pilots from Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Tajikistan would
be taking part in it.