Published by: THE WORLD UYGHUR NETWORK NEWS November 3, 1997

10/25/97, Bishkek Kyrgyz Radio First Program Network,

FBIS Translated Text

Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Karimsher Abdymomunov today [24 October] received a delegation of the PRC's Xinjiang military district led by Major General Kurban Artigil. The development of Kyrgyz-Chinese cooperation in guarding the border was discussed during the meeting. Pavel Vasko, commander of border troops of the Russian Federation in Kyrgyzstan, and Yao Pey Shen, the Ambassador of China to Kyrgyzstan, attended the meeting.