On October 1, local time, the Chinese Navy's Peace Ark hospital ship, which carried out the "Harmonious Mission-2017" mission, arrived at the port of Ovendo in Libreville, and began an eight-day friendly visit to Gabon to provide humanitarian medical services. This is the first time a Chinese naval ship has visited Gabon, and a grand welcoming ceremony was held by the Gabonese side.
Canadian national leader Senator Mireb, as well as Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Lieutenant General Marley, Director General of the General Directorate of Military Medicine Lieutenant General Raymond, Chief of Army Staff Brigadier General Ayegay, Chinese Ambassador to Gabon Hu Changchun, Military Attaché Zhao Hongbo, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Gabon, representatives of Chinese-funded institutions, and Chinese diaspora, and some 400 other people, greeted them at the pier.
The Peace Ark will utilize the main platform of the hospital ship to provide medical treatment for patients who come to the hospital, and at the same time send several medical detachments to carry out medical activities in various hospitals in Gabon, an equipment maintenance detachment to carry out equipment maintenance in medical institutions in Gabon, and a health service and cultural association detachment to carry out activities in the Gaba Haka military barracks, the China-Canada Friendship Elementary School, and the National School of Hearing Impaired Children, among others.
In addition, the Peace Ark will hold a deck reception and a friendly soccer match with the Canadian army. Mission officers and soldiers will go to the Chinese community to carry out joint activities with overseas Chinese, **** the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Gabon **** and the country is located in west-central Africa, across the equator, west of the Atlantic Ocean, an area of 26.76 million square kilometers, the population of about 1.8 million.