China's 13th naval escort meets NATO counterpart  

中国海军护航编队与北约编队将加强反海盗合作

当地时间27日上午，应北约508编队指挥员、意大利海军那塔勒少将的邀请，中国海军第十三批护航编队指挥员李晓岩少将一行登临508编队指挥舰、意大利海军“圣·马可”号两栖船坞运输舰，双方就如何进一步加强护航合作、增强军事互信进行了深入坦诚的交流。

Gulf of Aden (CNS) -- The commander of China's 13th naval escort task force met with his counterpart from the NATO 508 task fleet on Sunday morning local time.

Commander Li Xiaoyan boarded the ITS San Marco, the flagship of the NATO 508 task fleet, to discuss counter-piracy operations and other matters of common concern with Italian Rear Admiral Antonio Natale.

Li said that China's task force has been very concerned about information exchange and cooperation with other countries since carrying out surveillance in the coastal waters of Somalia. Natale said he is willing to cooperate with China's naval escort.

It was the first time for the 13th naval escort to meet a counterpart from another country.