Chief of the General Staff of Czech armed forces Pavel Stefka on
Tuesday said he hoped to further strengthen military exchanges with
China especially in sanitation and logistics.
Leading a six-member delegation from Czech armed forces, Stefka
paid his first official visit to China between January 14-19.
In a meeting with Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan on Tuesday
morning, Stefka said the purpose of his China tour is to further
develop cooperation between armed forces of the two countries.
China is an important partner of the Czech Republic, and the two
countries still have much room for cooperation in the military
field, he said.
Cao said the Chinese armed forces attached great importance to
relations with the Czech armed forces and China is willing to
expand and enrich bilateral military cooperation.
"Since the two countries established diplomatic ties, the
bilateral exchanges and cooperation are fruitful, in accordance
with principles of equality, mutual trust and mutual benefit," Cao
noted.
Stefka reaffirmed to adhere to the one-China policy, hoping to
step up bilateral cooperation in political, economic and military
spheres.
Stefka will also visit Xi'an, China's ancient capital in central
Shaanxi Province and the economic center Shanghai.
(Xinhua News Agency January 16, 2007)
