Senior Colonel Tian Wei, defense attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia, hosts a reception celebrating the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on July 26, 2023.
TUNIS, July 28 -- The Chinese Embassy in Tunisia held a reception to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on July 26.
Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li and all diplomats of the embassy attended the reception. Senior Colonel Tian Wei, defense attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia, hosted the reception and delivered a speech. Tunisian Minister of Defense H.E.M. Imed Memmich sent a congratulatory letter, and about 300 guests attended the reception, including Division General Mustapha Ferjani, minister adviser to the President of the Republic, and Rear admiral Abderraouf Atallah, first national security advisor to the President of the Republic.
In his speech, Defense Attaché Senior Colonel Tian Wei warmly welcomed all the guests attending the reception. He emphasized that over the past 96 years, the Chinese PLA has made immortal contributions to China's national independence, liberation of the people, and national prosperity, provided strong support in safeguarding China's national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and also made important contributions to maintaining global peace and tranquility.
The attendees congratulated the 96th founding anniversary of the Chinese PLA, highly appreciated China's achievements in national defense and military construction, and strongly affirmed the fruitful results of cooperation between the two countries and two militaries in recent years. They believed that the pragmatic cooperation between the two sides holds great significance for maintaining global peace and regional stability, and the China-Tunisia relations have a broader prospect for development.
Participants attend the reception held by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese PLA in Tunis on July 26, 2023.