China and Kazakhstan, both member states of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO), will launch an anti-terror drill on
August 24-26 this year, China's Ministry of Public Security said
today.
The drill, code-named "Tianshan - I (2006)," will be jointly
conducted by law enforcement bodies and special services of the two
countries, said the ministry.
The drill will be held in Kazakhstan's eastern Alamty region and
western Chinese city of Yining in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region.
The drill is the first ever joint anti-terror exercise between
the two countries' law enforcement bodies and special forces within
the SCO framework, according to the ministry.
The ministry said the drill is aimed to implement the consensus
on enhancing security cooperation among member states at the SCO
summit last June and to improve the coordination between the law
enforcement departments and special services of China and
Kazakhstan.
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(Xinhua News Agency August 21, 2006)
