Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, on Thursday visited the ongoing 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, in Zhuhai, a coastal city of south China's Guangdong Province.
Shoigu first went to the weaponry hall at the Airshow China, where the unmanned combat equipment, the robo wolves, is displayed at the light arms exhibition area. He then went to the exhibition areas of unmanned intelligence technologies and assault and suppression technologies.
Shoigu also visited the exhibition area of Rostec where he learned about Russia's participation in the exhibition and major exhibits, and had a brief talk with Sergey Bogdan, the Russian chief test pilot for the Su-57 fighter jet.
Shoigu is in China for the 19th round of the annual China-Russia strategic security consultations. This is Shoigu's first visit to China since assuming his new role as the secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council. Shoigu stepped down as Russia's defense minister in May this year.
Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu visits Airshow China
Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu visits Airshow China
The upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting is likely to yield more consensuses based on the positive outcomes achieved at the previous 2024 APEC Ministerial Meetings, said Carlos Vasquez, 2024 Chair of APEC Senior Officials' Meetings.
The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday in the Peruvian capital Lima.
"What we have been able to demonstrate [is] that consensus is possible to be reached in APEC, because we have already adopted 10 ministerial statements by consensus and five additional deliverables, technical, political documents by consensus too. So these four last deliverables are extremely difficult, very complex, but I think that there is a sort of consensus spirit this year and I am optimistic regarding the possibility of having these additional four deliverables adopted by consensus by the end of this week," said the official.
APEC Ministerial Meetings play a crucial role in preparing and informing the APEC Leaders' Meeting. Several ministerial meetings for the APEC 2024, including meetings on finance, trade, tourism, have been held throughout the year.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) began in 1989 as an informal dialogue group, and has since become the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment across the Asia-Pacific region. APEC currently has 21 members.
APEC ministerial meetings show consensus spirit: chair
