According to comprehensive reports from Worldway: On the afternoon of July 7, Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with the visiting Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Mikhail Kostarakos, at the August 1st Building.
Fan Changlong stated that over the 42 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the traditional friendship between the people of China and Greece has withstood the test of time and continued to deepen. Premier Li Keqiang's successful visit to Greece not long ago has injected new vitality into the further development of friendly relations between China and Greece. With the smooth development of bilateral relations, the relationship between the two militaries has been continuously strengthened, and pragmatic cooperation in various fields has yielded significant results. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Greek side to promote the development of military-to-military relations toward multiple fields and levels. General Kostarakos said that the purpose of his visit is to push the relationship between the Greek and Chinese militaries to a new level. He hopes that the two militaries will strengthen pragmatic cooperation and further expand the areas of cooperation.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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