Senior military officials of China and Switzerland on Wednesday
agreed to step up exchanges and cooperation between the two armed
forces.
"The relations between the two armies have progressed soundly
with regular exchanges on health, peacekeeping and other
specialized fields," said Liang Guanglie, chief of the General
Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), when holding talks
with visiting Commander of the Armed Forces of Switzerland
Christophe Keckeis.
China would like to make joint efforts with Switzerland to push
military-to-military ties to a new high, Liang was quoted as citing
a statement from the Chinese Defense Ministry.
Liang also briefed Keckeis on China's defense policy and
military construction.
Keckeis said he hoped to promote military exchange and
cooperation through his China visit.
The Swiss government will maintain the one-China policy, Keckeis
said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2006)
