RF, chinese military discuss military, military-tech cooperation

Chief of General Staff of the Chinese army, Colonel-General Chen Binde will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian officials on military and military-technical cooperation between the two countries. The Defence Ministry’s press department told Itar-Tass, "A Chinese military delegation lead by chief of General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Chen Binde will arrive in Moscow on a visit today." "In compliance with the visit’s agenda the Chinese delegation will meet with Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and chief of Russia’s General Staff Nikolai Makarov on Thursday. The leadership of the Russian Defence Ministry and the General Staff of the Chinese army will discuss the state of and prospects for military and military-technical cooperation. They will exchange views on the reform of the Armed Forces, as well as on regional and international security," the press service said. The visit of the Chinese delegation will last till August 8.