China's Ministry of National Defense has announced the inaugural youth leadership conference of the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum and the first-ever joint special forces exercise with Serbia, both taking place this July.
Defense Ministry Spokesman Jiang Bin made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
"From July 15 to 19, the first youth leadership conference of the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum will be held in Nanjing, with nearly 90 mid- and senior-level military officers from over 40 African countries attending. The conference is hosted by China's Ministry of National Defense and organized by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Command College. Under the theme 'Building Peace Together for the Future,' it aims to implement the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit, further build consensus in peace and security, strengthen solidarity, and expand cooperation, contributing to jointly building the all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era," said Jiang.
Jiang also announced China's first joint military drill with Serbia, scheduled for later this month.
"The Chinese and Serbian armies will carry out joint training in north China's Hebei Province in mid to late July. The training, code-named 'Peace Guardian-2025', will be the first joint training between the Chinese and Serbian militaries. It is expected to help strengthen the combat capabilities of participating troops and deepen cooperation between the two militaries," said Jiang.
China to host Africa youth forum, hold joint military exercise with Serbia
