China is willing to work with Russia to deepen their pragmatic military cooperation so as to make new contributions to the in-depth development of bilateral relations, a visiting senior Chinese military official has said.
Chinese president Xi Jinping's attendance at celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and his visit to Russia yielded fruitful results, Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, said Sunday when holding talks with Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu.
Xi's Russia tour brought the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination to a new stage, Fan said.
Xi and Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed during their talks to strengthen military exchanges between the two countries, Fan said, adding that China is willing to work with Russia to implement the significant consensus reached by the two heads of state.
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