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BEIJING (Sputnik) – Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in Beijing for an official visit and will hold talks with the political and military leaders of China, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
«During the visit, the Russian defense minister will hold a series of talks with the country’s military and military-political leadership,» the ministry said in a statement.
An official welcoming ceremony for the Russian delegation was held in front of the building of the Central Military Council of the People’s Republic of China with the participation of an honor guard. Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun greeted his Russian counterpart.
The ceremony ended with a ceremonial march of the honor guard. Earlier, Belousov laid a wreath at the Monument to the People’s Heroes on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
