Posted on 04/25/2009 10:19:54 AM PDT by pobeda1945
MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) - The Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie is due to arrive in Moscow on Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
During his visit, which is at the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Liang will attend a defense minister's meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization starting on April 28.
"As part of the visit program the head of China's military is also due to meet the commander of the Northern Caucasus Military District, visit the 20th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the Stalingrad memorial museum in Volgograd," the defense ministry said.
Serdyukov and Liang will also discuss bilateral military cooperation at talks on April 28.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a regional security organization comprising Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
My, oh my, I wonder what they could be discussing behind close doors? Perhaps a nuclear Pearl Harbor on the USA?
Russia/Soviet/Coldwar2 PING!!!
Also ping to Jeffhead for his China lists.
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