BEIJING, May 30. /TASS/. Participants of the 20th strategic dialogue between the Russian Armed Forces and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have reached agreement to boost cooperation in the military sphere, according to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense on Wednesday.

Head of the Main Operations Directorate, first deputy head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy and Major General Shao Yuanming, deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, took part in the consultations.