Liang Guanglie, member of the Central Military Commission and chief of general staff of the PLA, held talks with visiting Abdelaziz Bennani, general inspector of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces yesterday afternoon in Beijing.

　　Liang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Morocco, there has been sustained and stable development of friendly cooperative ties between the two countries, featuring fruitful cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields. The Chinese side is grateful to the Moroccan government for its firm support to China on the Taiwan issue and human rights, etc. The relations between the two militaries, as an important part of the relations between the two countries, have maintained a good momentum of development in recent years, as evidenced by constant deepening of cooperation in various fields. The Chinese side adopts a positive attitude towards developing its relationship with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and is willing to work together with Moroccan friends to boost the relations between the two militaries to a new height.

　　Liang also briefed his guests on China's national defense policy and the army building.

　　Bennani said that the friendly cooperative relations between Morocco and China are time-honored and have made fruitful achievements. Morocco attaches importance to developing military ties with the Chinese armed forces, and he expressed the hope that his current visit to China would help further boost the exchanges and expand the range of cooperation between the two militaries.

　　Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of general staff of the PLA, participated in the talks.

　　By Luo Zheng

　　(Jun 12, PLA Daily)