#Russia china naval games series#

Neither Iran nor its Arab neighbors are interested in further escalation,' he stated. 'There are tensions indeed, especially following the tanker incidents in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, but I would not be dramatic and say that the situation is more acute now than during previous crises.

#Russia china naval games series#

The ambassador further said that Russia is not overreacting to the situation in the Gulf of Oman following a series of incidents with merchant ships, since it is confident that neither Iran nor its Arab neighbors are interested in further escalation. There are plans to hold a contest between dive teams of these countries' armed forces.вЂќ On the diving competition that the Iranian Navy is holding in the southeastern port city of Chabahar as part of the International Army Games 2021, Jagaryan said, 'Along with Russia and Iran, China, India, Syria and Venezuela will take part in it. вЂњThe main aim is to practice actions on ensuring international shipping safety, and combating sea pirates,' the ambassador added. Russian, Iranian and Chinese warships are taking part in it.вЂќ The two leaders are set to meet again in June, when Putin will participate at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Qingdao.In an interview with Sputnik, Levan Jagaryan said, 'In the end of this year or the beginning of the next year (2022), the annual joint naval exercises CHIRU will be held in the Persian Gulf region. President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have also set out for a closer relationship as they consolidate power at home and challenge Western dominance abroad. Shoigu said the two nations would continue 'their strategic course toward further boosting friendly and trustworthy ties in the defense sphere,' and the official China Military Online cited Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Air Force General Xu Qiliang as saying ' the Sino-Russian relationship has reached new heights' and 'an all-time high' together, 'especially in military relations.'

Li Sanhong/China Military OnlineД®arlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited China as part of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering. When Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng attended the Moscow International Security Conference earlier this month, he pledged to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, saying, ' We've come to support you' and 'show Americans the close ties between the armed forces of China and Russia, especially in this situation.'Д¬hinese and Russian marines participate in a counterterrorism training competition during the second stage of the Joint Sea 2017 military exercise at the Gornostay range in Vladivostok, Russia, on September 21, 2017. The upcoming Joint Sea drills would also come at a time when Russia and China are experiencing better ties than ever before. and undermining democracy in December's 'America First' National Security Strategy, which was panned by Russia and China. President Donald Trump criticized both countries for challenging the U.S.

anti-missile systems such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system installed in South Korea undermine Russia and China's national security. Moscow and Beijing have warned that advanced U.S. Russia and China have signed off on Washington-led sanctions against North Korea and its nuclear weapons program, but have also been extremely wary of the U.S.'s increasing military reach across the Pacific. Chinese and Russian personnel also participated in joint counterterrorism drills in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and held joint anti-missile drills experts described as designed to defend against a potential U.S. In the second phase, Russian and Chinese marines trained in September at the Gornostay range in Russia's eastern province of Vladivostok, which borders both China and North Korea. At the time, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov dismissed Western fears over China's participation amid heightened tensions between U.S.-led military alliance NATO and Russia in Europe, saying ' Those who are scared off are inclined to being scared.' was contending for influence with Moscow.

The first phase of last July's Joint Sea exercise saw the first-ever Russia-China naval drills in the Baltic Sea, another region where the U.S. Chinese Type 052D destroyer Hefei opens fire at targets laid by Russian vessels during the Joint Sea 2017 exercise in the Baltic Sea, in July 2017.