India,China to resume military exercises; Antony to visit China

Sep 04, 2012 |

New Delhi

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India and China on Tuesday decided to resume bilateral military exercises stalled in 2010 as part of efforts to boost defence ties and build confidence between the two neighbours.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony who joined his Chinese counterpart Gen Liang Guanglie at the delegation-level talks, accepted the invitation to visit Beijing next year.

During the 90-minute talks, the two sides also agreed upon high-level official exchanges, training of armed forces personnel at each other's facilities and maritime security cooperation between the two Navies.
Gen Liang is the first Chinese Defence Minister to visit India in eight years.

The last visit by an Indian Defence Minister to China was in 2006.

Terming the delegation-level talks as 'very fruitful', Antony said, "We have decided that (to resume Army-to-Army exercises) and I have also accepted the invitation by him to visit China sometime next year as per mutual convenience."

He said that during the talks, the two sides held discussions about 'improving relations at the border areas and the situation in the South Asia and Asia Pacific region'.

The two sides are understood to have discussed the American plans to shift bulk of its Navy to the Asia Pacific region and the presence of Chinese troops in the Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK) region.

The Chinese Defence Minister said the two countries have 'reached consensus for cooperation' and reviewed the progress made by the two sides.

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