BEIJING – Pakistan Army will send a delegation to China from late July tomid-August to participate in two out of four contests of International ArmyGames to be held in Korla, northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.“Pakistan army has confirmed its participation in two contest out of fourto be hosted by China,” a senior official told APP here on Tuesday.

As a part of International Army Games to be held in seven countriesincluding China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Chinese army will hostfour competitions including Suvorov Attack, Clear Sky and Safety Route inKorla of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and the Chinese Navy willhost Seaborne Assault in Quanzhou city of southeast China’s Fujian Province.

According to a spokesperson of China’s ministry of defence, the competitionteams from the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force were now having targetedtraining according to the programme and would enter the competition fieldssuccessively.

“Next, Chinese military will steadily advance all preparations for thehosting of and participation in the competitions,” he added.

“With the aim of enhancing exchanges and training our troops, we willconsult skills and deepen exchanges with foreign militaries during thecompetition,” he commented.Besides Pakistan and China, teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Iran,Zimbabwe and Venezuela have signed up for the contests to be held in China.

The International Army Games – 2018 will be held in seven countriesincluding China, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan from July 28 to August 11.