By Liu Zhilei and Gao Shumin
刘志磊、高庶民
COLOMBO, Dec. 21 -- The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, arrived at the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, at 10 am local time on Saturday to begin a 7-day friendly visit and provide medical service there.
科伦坡12月21日电 当地时间21日上午10时许，执行“和谐使命-2024”任务的海军“和平方舟”号医院船抵达斯里兰卡科伦坡港，开始进行为期7天的友好访问并提供医疗服务。
This is the second visit to Sri Lanka by the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark after its visit in 2017.
这是“和平方舟”号医院船继2017年到访后，再次访问斯里兰卡。
Upon arrival, the Sri Lankan side held a welcome ceremony for the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark at the pier. Representatives from the Sri Lankan side, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and overseas Chinese welcomed the Peace Ark at the pier.
抵港当天，斯方在码头举行了欢迎仪式。斯方代表和中国驻斯里兰卡大使馆工作人员、华侨华人等在码头迎接。
During the visit, the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark will use its main platform to provide medical service and carry out diversified military medical exchanges. In addition, the troops aboard will also carry out a number of cultural exchange activities with the Sri Lankan naval troops.
访问期间，“和平方舟”号医院船将利用主平台开展医疗服务，并开展多样化军事医学交流。此外，任务官兵还将与斯海军官兵开展多项文化联谊活动。
