The Chinese navy's Fleet 152 arrived Wednesday at Alexandria Port of Egypt with a grand welcoming ceremony held by the Chinese Embassy in Cairo and Consulate General in the coastal city.
More than 300 people, including Chinese Charge d'Affaires Ad Interim Qi Qianjin, Military Attache Yu Haibo, Consul General Xu Nanshan and representatives of Egyptian Navy, were present at the ceremony.
In his speech, Qi Qianjin said that Fleet 152's visit was a great event in China-Egypt relations, and that it aims at promoting strategic cooperation in all fields between the two countries.
"Fleet 152's arrival just before the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II has extraordinary significance, for both Chinese and Egyptian people who fought against Fascism during this war," he pointed out.
Fleet 152, composed of 052C Missile Equipped Destroyer Ji Nan, 054A Missile Equipped Frigate Yi Yang, and 903 Integrated Supply Ship Qian Daohu, will pay a 5-day friendly visit to Egypt.
During this visit, it will hold activities with the Egyptian navy such as joint maneuvers, mutual visits to each other's warships, displaying military equipments and exchanging anti-terror experience.
