Chinese Navy soldiers observe from China's amphibious landing ship Changbaishan during an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden, Aug 26, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

China has announced it's consulting with Djibouti in Eastern Africa about the construction of supporting facilities for China's peacekeepers.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said the move will be significant since it might resolve the oil and food supply difficulties faced by China's peacekeeping navy forces.

"The establishment of related facilities will be conducive to the further peacekeeping action, the escort mission off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and providing humanitarian aid by the Chinese navy. It will be conducive to the Chinese army to go on performing its international duty of safeguarding global and regional peace and stability."

China has dispatched 21 batches of fleets for escort missions since 2008, involving a total of over 60 warships to carry out missions in the Gulf of Aden and areas off the coasts of Somalia, enforcing relevant UN resolutions.