Tanzanian Minister of Defense and National Service Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Monday expressed gratitude to China's assistance and committed to continued efforts to further promote friendly cooperations between the two countries and the two militaries.
Mwinyi made the remarks while meeting Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China at the headquarters of the People's Defense Forces.
The Tanzanian minister noted that Tanzania and China enjoy deep and profound friendship as the leaders of the old generation of both countries laid solid foundation to the development of close bilateral ties, while the bilateral cooperation in political, economic and military sectors has achieved plentiful and substantial fruits.
He expressed hope that the visit by the Chinese high-level delegation will further promote the bilateral ties, appreciating China's assistance to his country and vowing to enhance the friendly cooperations between the two countries and the two militaries.
For his part, Chen said China and Tanzania had brotherhood friendship with the friendly cooperation between the two countries promoting bilateral ties, which has made great contribution to the regional and world peace.
