Representatives from China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) and the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence (HMoND) held talks on 16 September over possible defence industry collaboration. A statement by the HMoND said the talks were led by Deputy Defence Minister Costas Spili-opoulos and Zhao Xiaopeng, Norinco's vice-president. The HMoND added that the talks were focused on "a variety of options" for defence industry collaboration between Greece and Norinco and that another meeting will be planned soon to progress some "concrete proposals".
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