Liu Zhenwu, deputy chief of general staff of the PLA, met with Gen. Frolov, the visiting director of the Air Defense Force Bureau Chiefs of the Russian Armed Forces and his party in Beijing on June 16.

　　Liu Zhenwu said that along with the consolidation and deepening of China-Russia strategic coordination partnership, the friendly cooperation between the Chinese and Russian armed forces has constantly expanded and achieved satisfactory results. The close cooperation between the Chinese and Russian armed forces is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries, but also conducive to peace and stability in the region and the world at large. Liu Zhenwu also said that the Chinese side appreciates the humanitarian material assistance provided by the Russian Armed Forces to the people in quake-stricken areas in Sichuan.

　　Gen. Frolov said that he is glad to have the opportunity to exchange ideas with his Chinese colleagues in the air defense field. In modern war, highly efficient and reliable air defense is an important guarantee for the survival of troops. He expressed the hope that the two sides would learn from each others and draw on each other's experience so as to uplift their own national defense capability.

　　Jia Xiaoning, deputy director general of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Ministry of National Defense, Yang Xuming, deputy director of the Military Training and Arms Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the PLA, Lipilin Alexey, and Russian air and naval attaché to China, were present during the meeting.

　　(June 17, PLA Daily)                                           Editor: Chen Jie