Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and his Uzbekistan counterpart
Ruslan Mirzayev met in Beijing Tuesday, pledging to further push
ahead with relations of the two armed forces.
Cao, also vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and
state councilor, said China and Uzbekistan have witnessed frequent
high-level visits and fruitful cooperation in various fields over
the past few years.
China is ready to work with Uzbekistan to push ahead with the
relations between the two countries and the two armed forces, Cao
said.
Mirzayev said Uzbekistan values the relations with China, and
will further enhance exchanges and cooperation with China in
bilateral and multilateral fields, in an effort to lift the
Uzbekistan-China military relations to a higher level.
Mirzayev was here to attend the security talks of the defense
ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on
Wednesday.
(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2006)
