By Liu Zhilei and Yang Xiaolin
LIBREVILLE, Sept. 27 -- The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, arrived in Gabon, the eighth stop of the mission on September 26 local time, for a seven-day goodwill visit and to provide medical service. This marks the Peace Ark's revisit to Gabon seven years after its last visit during the Mission Harmony-2017.
At around 10 a.m., the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, adorned with full flags, docked at the Owendo Port in Libreville. The Gabonese side held a grand welcome ceremony at the dock. The Gabonese political and military officials, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Gabon, and representatives of overseas Chinese and Chinese-funded institutions, came to the dock to welcome the ship.
During the visit, the ship Peace Ark will use its main platform to provide medical service for the incoming patients. In addition, it will dispatch expert teams and medical teams to local hospitals to offer joint medical treatment. Some service members of the Peace Ark will provide health services and hold cultural events at local schools, and participate in friendly football matches with Gabonese service members.