PLA escort warships conclude call at Myanmar port
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Two warships of the 5th Escort Task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)- Navy left Myanmar Thursday after concluding a five-day friendly call at Yangon's Thilawa Port .
The mission of the two warships -- "Guangzhou" and "Caohu", led by Commander of the Chinese escort task group Zhang Wendan, was aimed at promoting friendly relationship between the two armed forces of the two countries and exchange between the two navies.
A grand see-off ceremony was launched for the two Chinese warships before their departure, and was attended by high ranking Myanmar naval officials, Chinese embassy officials as well as representatives of Chinese companies based in Myanmar and local Chinese residents.
During the first call of the Chinese naval warships at Myanmar port which started on Aug. 29, the Chinese PLA escort task group launched a series of exchange with the Myanmar navy.
Myanmar is the fourth country that the 5th Chinese PLA escort task group called on after completing its escort missions in the gulf of Aden and the waters off Somali coast.
Prior to Myanmar, the escort task group had called on Egypt, Italy and Greece.
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