China to further ties with Pakistan: PLA
- Source: Xinhua
- [12:30 July 07 2009]
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China is willing to work with Pakistan to advance bilateral ties and relations between the militaries, said a senior Chinese military official Monday in Beijing.
Chen Bingde, Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, met with Muhammad Mustafa Khan, Chief of General Staff of Pakistan army, in Beijing Monday.
China and Pakistan are good neighbors, friends and partners, said Chen. The friendly cooperation of the two countries and armed forces has maintained a good momentum of development for many years in spite of the changing international situations, he said.
China is ready to work jointly with Pakistan to promote the continuous growth of the China-Pakistan Strategic Cooperative Partnership, said Chen.
Muhammad Mustafa Khan said the all-weather friendly and cooperative relations have withstood the trials of time, and the people and armed forces of Pakistan regard the Chinese people and armed forces as their real friend. will hold an enlarged-format talks with the participation of the two countries' delegations, said the Itar-Tass news agency.
Obama hoped that their summit will be productive. Russia and the United States have more common approaches than disagreements concerning issues such as security, the economy, energy and the environment, said Obama.
The US president believed the two countries can achieve good results if hard-working efforts are made in the next few days, the Interfax news agency reported.
Obama is on a three-day working visit to Moscow, the first one since he took office in January.
The new treaty on nuclear arms cuts to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) that expires on Dec. 5 is expected to top their summit agenda.
The two leaders are expected to sign as results of their talks a package of documents, including a framework document on START I, the transit of military and other cargos to Afghanistan, a joint statement on Afghanistan and a joint declaration on nuclear cooperation.
Obama's visit to Moscow is widely anticipated as tone-setting for the development of Russian-US relations in the future, analysts said.