Chinese defense minister meets Malawian military delegation

 　　BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Defense¹ Minister Liang Guanglie on Saturday met with a Malawian military delegation² headed by Patrick V. Kachimera, permanent secretary of the Malawi Ministry³ of Defense.

　　Liang, who is also a state councilor, said China and Malawi have enhanced mutual⁴ understanding and trust and made great progress in multiple fields since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2007.

　　Liang thanked Kachimera for Malawi's firm support on issues concerning China's core interests, adding that China is willing to work with Malawi to further promote the two countries' relations.

　　He said bilateral⁵ military relations have made satisfactory progress and China will work with Malawi to make new achievements in this area.

　　Kachimera thanked Liang for China's help and support, adding that he hopes to enhance military-to-military relations with China and promote military cooperation during his visit.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

5 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。