TOKYO, April 27 -- NHK World issued the following news:
Defense ministers of Russia and China have expressed their intention to step up military cooperation in an apparent bid to counter Europe and the United States.
Sergei Shoigu and Dong Jun held talks on Friday on the sidelines of a regional security meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. The framework is led by Russia and China.
Russian officials quoted Shoigu as saying that Moscow and Beijing generally agreed "on the fundamental issues of the current world order and pressing international problems."
Dong reportedly said it is particularly important that the relations between the two armed forces maintain a high dynamic in a volatile intern...