中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺

新华社北京12月22日电（记者 梅常伟）中央军委晋升上将军衔仪式22日在北京八一大楼举行。中央军委主席习近平出席晋衔仪式。

12月22日，中央军委晋升上将军衔仪式在北京八一大楼举行。中央军委主席习近平出席晋衔仪式。这是习近平等领导同志同晋升上将军衔的军官合影。新华社记者 李刚 摄

上午10时30分许，晋衔仪式在庄严的中华人民共和国国歌声中开始。中央军委副主席张又侠宣读中央军委主席习近平签署的晋升上将军衔命令。中央军委副主席张升民主持晋衔仪式。

习近平向晋升上将军衔的东部战区司令员杨志斌、中部战区司令员韩胜延颁发命令状，表示祝贺。佩戴上将军衔的2位军官向习近平敬礼，向参加仪式的全体同志敬礼，全场响起热烈掌声。

晋衔仪式在嘹亮的中国人民解放军军歌声中结束。随后，习近平等领导同志同晋升上将军衔的军官合影。

中央军委委员刘振立，军委机关各部门、军队驻京有关单位主要负责同志等参加晋衔仪式。

Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of general

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Monday presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general.

The promoted officers are Yang Zhibin, commander of the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and Han Shengyan, commander of the PLA Central Theater Command.

Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CMC, announced the orders of promotion, which were signed by Xi, at a ceremony held for the promotion in Beijing. Zhang Shengmin, vice chairman of the CMC, presided over the ceremony.

Xi extended his congratulations to the two generals.

General is the highest rank for officers in active service in China. ■