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Good-neighborly relations between Russia and China contribute to stability in Eurasia - Shoigu

MOSCOW, April 16. /TASS/. Good-neighborly relations between Russia and China contribute to ensuring peace and stability on the Eurasian continent, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in the framework of the 4th Moscow Conference on International Security. "Expanding ties with China is our ultimate priority. In an unstable situation, strengthening good-neighborly relations between our countries contributes to ensuring peace and stability in Eurasia," Shoigu said, noting similar approached of Russia and China to issues of international security. The Russian minister stressed that Moscow is satisfied with the level of joint drills that took place last year. "We also plan [to hold drills] this year. They [drills] are becoming more large-scale," Shoigu said. All events planned by Russia and China for last year have been fulfilled, he added. Chang said that Russia and China "laid out a firm basis" for development of bilateral relations. China’s military are ready to maintain close relations and develop cooperation, including in the military-technical sphere, he said. Read more

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