The militaries of China and Nepal will conduct a joint counter-terrorism training exercise in Nepal this September. The announcement was made on Thursday, days ahead of Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Beijing visit.
The exercises to be held from early to mid-September will feature comprehensive counter-terrorism drills, as well as training in disaster relief and peacekeeping operations, Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang cited.
This will be the fifth such joint training between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Nepalese armed forces, and it will further enhance their joint counter-terrorism capabilities and deepen the traditional friendship and practical cooperation between the two militaries, Zhang said.
Prime Minister Oli will arrive in China on Saturday for a five-day visit during which he will attend the SCO plus Summit in Tianjin and a military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Nepal is the dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), comprising Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and China.
China is this year's rotating chair of the 10-member bloc.
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