On June 22, the reporter learned from the Foreign Affairs Office
of the Ministry of National Defense that various preparations for
the joint anti-terrorist military exercise of the armed forces of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization members codenamed "Peace
Mission-2007" are being carried out smoothly according to
schedule.
The Chinese and Russian military expert groups held
consultations in Beijing a couple of days ago, and the two sides
reached agreement on the transport of the Chinese participating
troops. The two sides decided that the Chinese participating troops
would enter Russia directly, instead of going through a third
country, and then proceed to the exercise site.
According to sources, the Chinese side has prepared several
pre-plans concerning the transport of its participating troops.
Through repeated study and deliberation, the Chinese and Russian
military experts finally adopted the plan prepared by the Chinese
side after giving careful consideration to many aspects of the
matter, such as how to make it convenient for organization and
logistics support.
(PLA Daily June 26, 2007)