China, EU pledge to strengthen defense, security cooperation
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BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union pledged to strengthen defense 1 and security cooperation on Monday.
The pledge came during Defense Minister Liang Guanglie's meeting with Catherine Margaret Ashton, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy.
China has established bilateral 2 military relations with all EU member countries and China-EU defense and security relations have witnessed rapid growth, Liang said.
China is positive about promoting defense and security cooperation with the EU and believes that the two sides will make continuous progress in their cooperation under joint 3 efforts, Liang said.
Ashton said the EU is willing to work with China to achieve long-lasting development and prosperity.
"Strengthening the two sides' defense and security cooperation will play an important role in developing overall EU-China relations, as well as safeguarding world peace and stability," she said.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional security issues.
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
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