Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan said on Thursday that China is
ready to further improve coordination with the Kyrgyzstan armed
forces.
In a meeting with his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, Ismail Isakov, Cao
said China and Kyrgyzstan have enjoyed the smooth development of
bilateral relations since forging diplomatic ties in 1992, with
enhanced cooperation in politics, economy and security.
The smooth and thorough settlement of boundary issues has laid a
solid foundation for the stable development of the bilateral
relations, Cao noted.
As an important part of state-to-state relations, the military
relations between China and Kyrgyzstan have witnessed sound
development in recent years, with fruitful cooperation made in
frontier defense management, personnel training and military
assistance, Cao said.
China is ready to further cement relations with the Kyrgyzstan
armed forces in an effort to play a bigger role in safeguarding
regional security and stability.
Isakov, who attended the defense minister meeting of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing on Wednesday,
spoke highly of China's efforts in hosting the meeting.
The next round of SCO defense minister meetings will be held in
Kyrgyzstan in 2007. Isakov said Kyrgyzstan will learn from China's
experience in hosting the meeting.
At Wednesday's meeting, defense ministers from Kazakhstan,
China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to
enhance defense cooperation and to stage a joint anti-terrorist
military exercise in Russia in 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency April 27, 2006)
