12月29日，党和国家领导人习近平、蔡奇等在北京人民大会堂会见中国援外医疗队派遣60周年纪念暨表彰大会代表。新华社记者 申宏 摄

新华社北京12月29日电 中国援外医疗队派遣60周年纪念暨表彰大会29日在京举行。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平亲切会见会议代表，向他们表示热烈祝贺，并向正在和曾经执行援外医疗任务的同志们致以诚挚慰问。

中共中央政治局常委、中央办公厅主任蔡奇参加会见。

上午11时30分许，习近平等来到人民大会堂东大厅，全场响起热烈掌声。习近平等向代表们挥手致意，同大家亲切交流并合影留念。

12月29日，党和国家领导人习近平、蔡奇等在北京人民大会堂会见中国援外医疗队派遣60周年纪念暨表彰大会代表。新华社记者 申宏 摄

中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理刘国中参加会见并在大会上讲话。他表示，党中央高度重视援外医疗工作，习近平总书记充分肯定援外医疗工作成绩。60年来，广大援外医疗队员以仁心仁术造福当地人民，以实际行动讲好中国故事，赢得了受援国政府和人民的高度赞誉。新时代新征程，要以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，深入贯彻落实习近平总书记重要指示精神，继续弘扬中国医疗队精神，奋力开创援外医疗工作新局面，为推动构建人类卫生健康共同体作出更大贡献。

大会表彰了30个全国援外医疗工作先进集体和60名先进个人。受表彰代表等作了发言。

​王毅参加会见。

Xi meets representatives to event marking 60th anniversary of China dispatching int'l medical aid teams

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives to an event marking 60th anniversary of China dispatching its first international medical aid team, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, was present at the meeting. [Xinhua/Shen Hong]

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with representatives to an event marking 60th anniversary of China dispatching its first international medical aid team.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, congratulated them and extended regards to all those who are or were on foreign medical aid missions.

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, was present at the meeting.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives to an event marking 60th anniversary of China dispatching its first international medical aid team, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2023. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, was present at the meeting. [Xinhua/Shen Hong]

At around 11:30 am, Xi and others arrived at the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People amid a warm round of applause. Xi and others waved to the representatives and had a cordial exchange with them before taking a group photo together.

Liu Guozhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier, delivered a speech. He said that the CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to international medical aid, and General Secretary Xi fully affirmed the achievements that have been made in this regard.

Six decades on, medical workers on foreign medical aid missions have benefited local people with their proficient medical skills and lofty medical ethics, presenting a better China through their practical actions and winning high praise from the governments of recipient countries and their people, Liu said.

Liu encouraged them to open up new fronts in international medical aid, and make even greater contributions toward building a global community of health for all.

A total of 30 outstanding international medical aid groups and 60 outstanding individuals were commended at the meeting.