In a historic landmark move, a Chinese navy warship has escorted a United Nations ship carrying food aid to Somalia for the first time, the European Naval Force says.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy Type 054 class missile frigate Ma’anshan escorted the World Food Programme (WFP) ship Amina from Berbera in Somaliland to Bosasso in northerm Somalia between 22 and 25 March.
On February 15, the commander of the Chinese Force (CTF-529) met with the commander of the European Union Naval Force aboard the Spanish frigate Canarias and agreed to exchange information and coordination for escorting merchant ships carrying WFP aid, EU Navfor said.
