BEIJING, May 25, (ChinaMil) — Ma Xiaotian, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and commander of the Air Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), met with Hussain, the visiting first deputy chief of air staff of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on the afternoon of May 24.

　　Ma Xiaotian said that China and Pakistan are close and friendly neighboring countries. Regardless of how the international and regional situations change, China will unswervingly consolidate and develop the friendly relations between China and Pakistan. The militaries of both counties have maintained close exchange and cooperation, kept frequent high-level military reciprocal visits, and established an effective cooperation mechanism. The Air Forces of both countries have maintained close cooperation and achieved fruitful results in multiple fields.

　　Hussain expressed that the PAF is willing to continue to strengthen the mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation with the Air Force of the Chinese PLA, expand exchanges and push forward the progressive development of the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries, the two militaries and the two air forces in particular.