BEIJING, Dec.8 -- On behalf of President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti's ambassador to China Abdullah Miguil awarded the Independence Day Medal at commander level to Chinese Rear Admiral Liang Yang, the first commander of the PLA Support Base in Djibouti and incumbent commander of a PLA naval base, on the morning of December 7.
北京12月8日电 12月7日上午，吉布提共和国为中国人民解放军驻吉保障基地首任司令员、现海军某基地司令员梁阳授勋仪式在海军机关举行。吉布提驻华大使阿卜杜拉•米吉勒代表该国盖莱总统，为梁阳颁授吉布提共和国指挥官级“6•27独立日”国家勋章。
At the awarding ceremony, Ambassador Abdullah Miguil read out the order of President Guelleh and awarded the medal to Rear Admiral Liang Yang. According to the ambassador, during Liang Yang’s tenure in Djibouti, Liang had vigorously engaged in the organization of joint exercises and training, provision of medical services for the local people, and donation of teaching equipment to local schools, which forged profound friendship with Djibouti’s government and people and greatly contributed to the close ties between the two countries and militaries. The ambassador hoped that both sides can continue to strengthen interaction and friendly cooperation in the future.
授勋仪式上，阿卜杜拉•米吉勒宣读盖莱总统授勋令并向梁阳颁授勋章。他说，梁阳在吉任职期间积极组织联演联训，为民众提供医疗服务，为学校捐赠教学设备，与吉政府和人民建立了深厚感情，为密切两国两军关系作出了重要贡献。他希望未来两国两军继续加强互动和友好合作。
Rear Admiral Liang Yang said that as a witness to the friendly relations between China and Djibouti, he felt extremely honored. He believed that the honor of the award today embodied the profound friendship between the two militaries and also looked forward to greater development of the bilateral ties.
梁阳表示，作为中吉友好关系的亲历者、见证者，他感到无比光荣，这份荣誉承载着两国两军之间深厚情谊，期待双方能够有更大发展。
The Independence Day Medal of the Republic of Djibouti was inaugurated on June 27, 1977. Three levels are set for this honor, and the commander level ranks the highest, which is generally approved and awarded by the President to domestic citizens or servicemen, or foreign senior military and political officials who have made outstanding contributions to Djibouti. It’s learnt that this is the first time that the highest level medal has been awarded to a foreign garrison commander.
吉布提共和国“6•27独立日”国家勋章于1977年6月27日该国独立时设立，共分三个等级，其中指挥官级为最高荣誉勋章，一般由总统批准并由总统出面授予被授人，被授人应是为吉布提人民作出杰出贡献的本国军民或外国军政要员。这是最高等级勋章首次授予外国驻军司令员。
