Liang Guanglie, member of the Central Military Commission and chief of general staff of the PLA, held talks with Wilfredo Vargas, the visiting commander-in-chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces, yesterday afternoon in Beijing.

　　Liang Guanglie began by extending welcome to Wilfredo Vargas's visit to China. He then went on to say that since China and Bolivia established diplomatic relations in 1985, the development of the bilateral ties has been proceeding with smooth progress and their political mutual-trust has been constantly enhancing. As one of the essential compositions making up the bilateral ties between the two countries, the relations between the armed forces of the two countries have likewise witnessed smooth development in recent years. The high-ranking mutual visits are frequent and the exchanges and cooperation in all fields have been continuously deepening and stepping up. China cherishes the wish to work together with Bolivia to boost the relations between the two militaries to a wider and deeper level. Among other matters, Liang Guanglie expressed appreciation for Bolivian government's consistent principle stand of sticking to the one-China policy.

　　In turn, Wilfredo Vargas stated that Bolivia is willing to join hands with China for furthering the friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two countries as well as between the two armed forces. Wilfredo Vargas then reiterated that the Bolivian government would as always adhere to the one-China policy.

　　Liang Guanglie held a welcome ceremony for Wilfredo Vargas before proceeding to the talks. It was on April 21 that Wlifredo Vargas and his party arrived in Beijing to start an official goodwill visit.

　　By Zhang Tiannan

　　(Apr 29, PLA Daily)