PLA Daily 2005-12-08 　　 　　Liang Guanglie, member of the Central Military Commission and chief of general staff of the PLA, held talks yesterday in Beijing with Sunglianga Lombe Kisempia, the visiting chief of general staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 　　Liang Guanglie first extended warm welcome to Kisempia and the delegation led by him. He said that although China and the DRC were far apart from each other geographically, there existed profound traditional friendship between the peoples of the two countries. The Chinese side appreciated the DRC's firm commitment to developing friendly relations with China, its firm adherence to the one-China policy and its support to China's national reunification. Liang also said that the Chinese military attached great importance to developing the friendly ties with its DRC counterpart, and he expressed his belief that the friendly cooperation between the two armed forces would surely develop to a new level with the concerted efforts of both sides. Liang also briefed his guests on China's diplomatic and national defense policies and army building, etc. 　　Kisempia said that China and the DRC had carried out fruitful cooperation in various fields in recent years. The peacekeeping operations of the Chinese peacekeeping force in the DRC had played a great role in maintaining peace and promoting development in the DRC. The DRC military attached great importance to strengthening the friendship with the Chinese military, and was willing to push the friendly cooperation between the two armies to a new level. 　　The talks was preceded by a welcome ceremony held by Liang Guanglie in honor of Kisempia. Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of general staff of the PLA, attended the above-mentioned functions. 　　By Liu Huadi 　　(Dec.8, PLA Daily)