General Carrillo made
his statements during a
ceremony at the Armed
Forces’ Sala Universal
theater marking the 85th
anniversary of the
People’s Liberation
Army of China, in which
he stressed the historic
ties of friendship that
have linked both nations
since the arrival in
Cuba of the first
Chinese citizens, many
of whom joined Cuba’s
liberation struggle up
to the most recent
times.
The
People’s Liberation Army
of China was officially
established August 1,
1927.
China’s military
attaché in Havana,
colonel Wang Chianlian,
recalled that the
People’s Liberation Army
has played a key role in
the history of China,
during imperialist
aggressions of the Asian
country and in defense
of the socialist
principles during over
30 years of reforms.
Following the birth of
what he called the new
China, the People’s
Liberation Army has also
defended regional and
international stability
by supporting peaceful
dialog with no foreign
intervention as the
solution to internal and
bilateral conflicts.
The
ceremony was presided
over by the member of
the Political Bureau of
Cuba’s Communist Party,
Hero of the Republic of
Cuba, first deputy
minister of the Armed
Forces and chief of
staff, army corps
general Alvaro Lopez
Miera.
Also
attending were China’s
ambassador to Havana
Zhang Tuo, as well as
military chiefs,
officers and civil
workers of the Cuban
Revolutionary Armed
Forces and the Interior
Ministry, as well as
representatives of the
Cuban Foreign Ministry
and the diplomatic
community accredited on
the island.
Cuban
and Chinese Military Mark 85th Anniversary of China´
Liberation Army
