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China, Pakistan to launch first-ever
anti-terrorism
TPress
Trust of India
Beijing, July 29
China and Pakistan have decided to hold first-ever
joint anti-terrorism exercise next month to "contain
and crack down on the forces of separatism, extremism
and terrorism," the state media reported on Thursday.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Pakistani
armed forces will hold an anti-terrorism exercise in
the first half of August, Xinhua news agency reported
quoting official sources.
The exercise will be in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous
County, northwest China's Uygur Autonomous Region,
which is located on the Pamirs at over 4,000 metres,
bordering Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
"The exercise is aimed to further strengthen
cooperation between the two countries and armies,
improve the capacity of jointly combating terrorism,
and contain and crack down on the forces of
separatism, extremism and terrorism," the report said.
It will also help promote bilateral cooperation in
non-traditional security field and maintain security
and stability in the region, the sources said.
In 2002, China set the principle of gradual
participation in multilateral military exercises to
broaden its security cooperation with other countries.
This principle was also put into practice by the
frequent joint military exercises and high-level
military cooperation, it noted.
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