The Zambian Ministry of Defense held a ceremonious award ceremony for the 25th batch of military medical expert groups assisted by China in Zambia at the Army Command on the 4th, and awarded the "Medal of International Friendly Cooperation" to 11 members. The Standing Secretary of the Ministry of National Defense of Zambia, Chipakupaku, conveyed the cordial greetings from President Xichilema and Defense Minister Lufuma to all members of the Chinese military medical team, saying that the friendship between Zambia and China has a long history and is unbreakable. Zambia sincerely thanks the Chinese military for sending high-level medical expert teams to Zambia for a long time, and hopes to continue to strengthen military cooperation with China in various fields, including medical care. Bernard Kapatamoyo, the president of the General Hospital of the Zanzanian Armed Forces, spoke highly of the professional quality of the Chinese military medical team, praised the Chinese military medical team for its noble medical ethics, superb technology and hard work, and won the praise of the Zambian military colleagues and patients with practical actions. Jiang Lei, the military officer of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, said that the Chinese military doctors will continue to carry forward the spirit of fearing hardship, being willing to sacrifice, saving the lives of the wounded and loving the boundless, benefit the local people with benevolence, and make greater contributions to promoting the practical cooperation between the two armies and enhancing the friendship between the two peoples. Since 1984, the Chinese military has continuously sent 25 groups of military medical experts to Zambia, totaling about 300 people. (Xinhua News Agency)