Proud to be here, says Kazakh commander

At least 10 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Americas are sending military contingents and representatives to the Sept 3 military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

The event at Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing is the first time China has honored the hard-fought war with a military parade, and the first time foreign armies have been invited to participate in a Chinese parade, organizers said.

The foreign troops already are training with their Chinese counterparts in suburban Beijing, Qu Rui, deputy chief of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army, told reporters during a media briefing on Friday.