Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Lt. Gen. Hector Hugo Camacho Pauta, commander of the Joint Command of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces, and the visiting party led by him yesterday in Beijing.

　　Xu Caihou said that Ecuador is an important country in Latin America and the Chinese government has always attached importance to developing friendly ties with Ecuador. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Ecuador, thanks to the concerted efforts of the two sides, the friendly cooperative ties between the two countries have been developing steadily in various fields, as evidenced by constant enhancement of political mutual-trust and the remarkable achievements in economic cooperation. The relations between the two militaries have also maintained good momentum of development, featuring frequent exchange of high-level visits and constant expanding of fields of exchange and cooperation. China is willing to work together with the Ecuadorian side to further expand the fields of exchange and cooperation and push for in-depth development of the friendly cooperative ties between the two militaries.

　　Xu Caihou also briefed his guests on China's domestic development and China's principled stand on the Taiwan issue.

　　Camacho expressed great admiration for China's rapid development. He said that Ecuador appreciated the support China has given to Ecuador in the past years and Ecuador hoped to further develop the friendly cooperative ties with China and its military. He reiterated that Ecuador would continue to stick to the one-China policy.

　　Sun Jianguo, assistant chief of general staff of the PLA, was present during the meeting.

　　By Zhang Shun

　　(July 11, PLA Daily)