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China-India joint military training aims to enhance mutual trust

Source: Xinhua | 12-21-2007 14:57

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BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The joint anti-terrorism military training between Chinese and Indian ground troops aimed to enhance mutual understanding and mutual trust, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang here Thursday.

Qin told a regular press conference that the training aimed to enhance mutual understanding and mutual trust between Chinese and Indian armed forces, strengthen their exchanges in the field of anti-terrorism, deter the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, and promote the development of the bilateral strategic partnership.

About 100 Indian ground troops arrived in southwest China's Yunnan Province Wednesday for the joint anti-terrorism military training with the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

The training, code-named "Hand-in-hand-2007" will last until Dec. 27 in Yunnan capital Kunming. The PLA has also sent about 100 soldiers to attend the nine-day training, and both sides will send military observers to view the training.

Qin said China and India, as two important neighboring nations and two largest developing nations, enjoy consensus in safeguarding world peace and promoting development and cooperation.

The cooperation and consensus between the two nations was the mainstream, he noted.

As to the disputes between China and India on the boundary issue, the spokesman said both nations, as initiators of the five principles of peaceful co-existence, were aware of how to treat bilateral relations.

The two nations agreed that the boundary issue should be solved at an earlier date through dialogue and consultations in an equal and friendly manner, Qin said.

 

Editor:Du Xiaodan