The Joint Sea-2019 exercise runs from April 29 to May 4, and focuses on joint sea defense. [Photo/Xinhua] QINGDAO - A six-day joint naval exercise held by Chinese and Russian navies concluded Saturday in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. With a focus on joint defense operations, the Joint Sea-2019 exercise featured joint air defense drills, joint anti-submarine drills, joint submarine rescue drills, among other joint operations. Competitions including riflery, sniping and steeplechase, as well as cultural and sports exchanges were also held. Two submarines, 13 surface ships, as well as fixed-wing airplanes, helicopters and marines participated in the exercise. The exercise has fulfilled scheduled tasks and reached set targets, achieving new high in making China-Russia joint naval exercises more real combat-oriented, information-based and standardized, said Qiu Yanpeng, chief director of the exercise from the Chinese side and deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Newly-added drills of the exercise have demonstrated the mutual trust and understanding between the two navies, said Alexander Vitko, chief director of the exercise from the Russian side and deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy. nba silicone wristbandsmontre tommy hilfiger homme bracelet siliconeblank wristbandsilicone bracelet maker machineevent wristbands toronto
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses a news conference in Vienna, Austria, May 14, 2018. [Photo/Agencies] VIENNA -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised the planned closure of a nuclear test site in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as an important confidence-building step. I would like to welcome that and to say that the irreversible closure of the site will be an important confidence-building measure that will contribute to further efforts towards sustainable peace and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Guterres said in a statement during his stay in Vienna for a UN conference. The DPRK announced its decision over the weekend to dismantle the Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site. The UN chief also expressed the hope that the positive momentum regarding the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue will be consolidated at the planned meeting between the leaders of the United States and DPRK. US President Donald Trump, who called the DPRK decision a gracious gesture, is set to meet the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June. silicone wristbands free shippingsilicone wristbandgreen rubber bracelet meaningcustom printed wristbands for eventssilicone wristbands custom<%2fcenter>
