PLA Daily 2005-12-06 　　 　　Yesterday morning, Liao Xilong, director of the General Logistics Department of the PLA and member of the Central Military Commission, met in Beijing with Mohamed Moatasem, the visiting logistics department director of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the delegation led by him. 　　Liao first expressed welcome to Mohamed Moatasem and the delegation led by him. He then reviewed the traditional friendship between China and Egypt and between the two peoples as well as the friendly exchanges between the two militaries. He said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt 49 years ago, there had been frequent exchange of high-level visits between the two sides, and the exchanges and cooperation in various fields had developed smoothly. With the steady development of relations between the two countries, the exchanges between the two militaries had also been very active, including reciprocal visits in the logistics field. The Chinese military highly valued its relations with the Egyptian Armed Forces, and was willing to work together with its Egyptian counterpart to constantly strengthen the exchange and cooperation between the two militaries in the logistics field. 　　Liao also briefed his guests on the current political situation in China, China's national defense policy in the new period, and the progress of the logistics reform of the Chinese Armed Forces. 　　Mohamed Moatasem expressed his agreement with Liao on his comments on the relations between the two countries and the two militaries. He said that although China and Egypt are far from each other geographically, there existed traditional friendship between the two peoples. He expressed his hope that his current visit to China would help promote the exchanges and cooperation between the two militaries in the logistics field. 　　Wang Qian, deputy director of the General Logistics Department of the PLA, was present at the meeting. 　　 　　Mohamed Moatasem and the Egyptian military logistics delegation led by him arrived in Beijing on December 3 for an 8-day official visit to China upon the invitation of the General Logistics Department of the PLA. 　　By Cheng Xinwen and Zhang Xiaodong 　　(Dec.6, PLA Daily)