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• 08 / 02 / 2007

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The ceremony, held at the Universal Hall of the Armed Forces Ministry in Havana, was presided over by Corps General Alvaro López Miera, head of the FAR's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"Evidence of our friendship and cooperation is the exchange of visits," said Division General Leonardo Andollo Valdés recalling the visit to Beijing of Cuban First Vice President and Army General Raúl Castro in April 2005 and the visit to Havana last May of his Chinese counterpart Colonel-General Cao Ganchuan.

Ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the PLA foundationAndollo praised the achievements of the Chinese people in the economic sector and in strengthening the socialist ideology and also praised the role of the PLA not only in guaranteeing the defense of the homeland but also in the country's social and economic development.

For his part, Sun Yi Fan, military attaché of the Chinese embassy in Havana, referred to the close links of comradeship and brotherhood that exist between the military of both countries and made a call to further develop them.