China's Defense Ministry introduces details of upcoming military exchanges with other countries

Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, on Monday introduced some plans and arrangements for military exchanges with other countries in the near future.

"At the invitation of the Mongolian Defense Ministry, the People's Liberation Army of China will send troops to Mongolia in mid-June to participate in the Khaan Quest 2025 multinational peacekeeping exercise," he said at a press briefing in Beijing.

"The 20th meeting of the Experts' Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations under the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) will be held in Nanjing from June 11 to 14. The member states and observer states of the ADMM-Plus, as well as the United Nations and the ASEAN Secretariat will sent representatives to the event. Themed 'Technology and Innovation: Enhancing Military Cooperation in Peacekeeping Operations', the meeting aims to deepen military mutual trust and security cooperation among countries in the region and continuously enhance their capacities for peacekeeping operations," said the spokesman.

Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposed text for ending the war was sent on Sunday to the Pakistani mediator, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.

According to the proposed plan, at this stage, negotiations will focus on ending the war in the region, the IRNA report said.

On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior commanders, and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. interests in the region.