UKRAINE, CHINA DISCUSS COOPERATION IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY.

Chinese defense minister Chi Haotian yesterday completed a five-day visit to Ukraine during which he conferred with the top political and military leadership and visited military factories. Chi and his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksandr Kuzmuk, discussed possible deliveries of Ukrainian military equipment to China; joint production of aircraft, tanks, and communications systems; use of Ukrainian naval shipyards to overhaul Chinese ships; and cooperation in the aerospace industry. They resolved to create sectoral commissions for detailed considerations of projects. (UNIAN, Ukrinform, Xinhua, June 10-11)

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