Liang Guanglie, member of the Central Military Commission and chief of general staff of the PLA, held talks with Geremiah M. Kianga, the visiting chief of general staff of the Kenyan Armed Forces yesterday in Beijing.

　　Liang Guanglie said that there exists profound friendship between the peoples and the armed forces of China and Kenya. The leaders of the two countries have maintained exchange of high-level visits and reached broad agreement on many important international issues. In recent years, the ties between the Chinese and Kenyan armed forces have been developing smoothly and the cooperation in various fields has gradually been strengthened. The Chinese armed forces attaches importance to developing the friendly cooperative ties with the Kenyan armed forces and is willing to further develop the exchange and cooperation in various fiends between the two militaries. Liang noted that China appreciates Kenyan government's sticking to the one-China policy and its support to China in international affairs such as the human rights issue.

　　Geremiah M. Kianga said that the Kenyan side is willing to further strengthen the cooperation in various fields between the two countries and the two militaries and push for constant development of friendly ties between the two countries and two militaries. He also noted that the Kenyan government would, as always, stick to the one-China policy.

　　By Zhang Shun

　　(Oct 31, PLA Daily)