Mi-26 Subject of Sino-Russian Modernisation Programme
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Russia and China are set to boost their joint technological ties by cooperating on the joint design of a variant of the Mi-26 helicopter for the Chinese military and civil agencies, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday.
“We offered them [China] to buy our Mi-26 helicopters, but our partners were not satisfied with this variant. We listened to their preferences concerning the design of a helicopter with a cargo capacity of up to 15 tons. That is why we suggested modernizing our Mi-26 helicopters,” the source added.
A new variant of the Mi-26 to be jointly developed between Russia and China
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in China on an official visit on Tuesday to propel the bilateral cooperation between the two countries to a new stage of comprehensive and strategic partnership.
In an interview with leading Chinese media companies ahead of his upcoming visit, Putin hailed the progress in Russian-Chinese cooperation saying it had reached an unprecedented historical level.
“Establishing closer ties with the People’s Republic of China – our trusted friend – is Russia’s unconditional foreign policy priority. Now Russia-China cooperation is advancing to a new stage of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction. It would not be wrong to say that it has reached the highest level in all its centuries-long history," the Russian president said Monday.
A number of agreements – including investment in tourism, logistics, infrastructure and natural resource extraction – are expected to be signed during the visit.
“We offered them [China] to buy our Mi-26 helicopters, but our partners were not satisfied with this variant. We listened to their preferences concerning the design of a helicopter with a cargo capacity of up to 15 tons. That is why we suggested modernizing our Mi-26 helicopters,” the source added.
A new variant of the Mi-26 to be jointly developed between Russia and China
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in China on an official visit on Tuesday to propel the bilateral cooperation between the two countries to a new stage of comprehensive and strategic partnership.
In an interview with leading Chinese media companies ahead of his upcoming visit, Putin hailed the progress in Russian-Chinese cooperation saying it had reached an unprecedented historical level.
“Establishing closer ties with the People’s Republic of China – our trusted friend – is Russia’s unconditional foreign policy priority. Now Russia-China cooperation is advancing to a new stage of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction. It would not be wrong to say that it has reached the highest level in all its centuries-long history," the Russian president said Monday.
A number of agreements – including investment in tourism, logistics, infrastructure and natural resource extraction – are expected to be signed during the visit.