Zimbabwean defense minister Sydney Sekeramayi met here Monday a high-ranking Chinese military delegation, headed by Deng Changyou, political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

Sekeramayi highly spoke of the assistance China had given to Zimbabwe during the country's struggle for independence and in the economic construction after its dependence.

He said the two countries and the two military forces enjoy long-standing traditional friendly relations. Over the past years, the relations and exchange between the two military forces have been strengthened by high-ranking visits.

Deng said he was deeply impressed by the great achievements the Zimbabwean people have made in their economic development and national defense construction.

He said the exchange and cooperation between the military forces of the two countries have been enhanced by the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum last year. He said his current visit is aimed to promote the implementation of the measures set by the Chinese government during the summit.

The six-member delegation arrived in Harare on Sunday and will leave on Wednesday.

Source: Xinhua