A senior Chinese military official described the
China-Mongolia border as a bridge of friendship at the start of a visit to
Mongolia Wednesday night to promote ties between the two militaries.

Vice Chairman of China”s Central Military Commission Xu Caihou said on arrival
at Chinggis Khaan International Airport China and Mongolia were friendly
neighbors and the shared 4,710-km borderline was a bridge to promote friendly
exchanges of the two peoples and two militaries.

In recent years, the two sides had enjoyed quite fruitful cooperation and
exchanges in all fields. The bilateral strategic partnership established in
2011 marked a new stage of development for bilateral ties, Xu said, adding the
two countries” military ties had been growing continuously.

Xu said developing good-neighborly and friendly cooperation with Mongolia was a
steady strategic policy of the Chinese government. And it was in the
fundamental interests of both the Chinese and the Mongolians to step up
cooperation, promote economic and social development, as well as maintain
regional peace and stability.

He said the purpose of his visit was to consolidate and further develop the
traditional China-Mongolia friendship and deepen friendly cooperation of the
two armed forces.

The vice chairman said he would exchange views with his Mongolian counterparts
on issues of common concern, and further promote mutual understanding,
strengthen mutual trust and expand consensus so as to further boost
military-to-military cooperation.

Xu will meet leaders of the Mongolian government and its armed forces to
discuss issues concerning international and regional security.

The visit was at the invitation of Mongolian Defense Minister Jadambaa
Enkhbayar.

Source: Xinhua