Foreign and Military Affairs
Chinese naval fleet pays goodwill visit to Peru
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-04 15:12
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 Chinese navy supply ship Hongzehu arrives at the Port of Callao in Lima, Peru, on December 4, 2009. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's missile destroyer "Shijiazhuang" and supply ship "Hongzehu" arrived here Friday, starting their 4-day visit in Peru. [Xinhua] |
LIMA: A Chinese destroyer and a support vessel on Thursday arrived at the Port of Callao for a goodwill port call and a friendly visit.
The Peruvian commander of surface forces of the army, Commander Edmundo Deville, was at the Callo Port to welcome the visiting Chinese navy servicemen, led by Major General Wang Fushan, vice-commander of the North Sea Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.
The Chinese navy officer, who will meet Pevuvian Navy Commander Admiral Rolando Navarrete, described the port call and visit as one aimed at strengthening friendship, consolidating mutual understanding and expanding bilateral cooperation so as to build a harmonious Pacific Ocean.
The Chinese warships arrived in Peru from Chile.
