Ulaanbaatar
Meat aid worth of USD 1 million to be delivered to Russia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. The Cabinet, at its May 20 meeting, decided
to deliver a USD 1 million-worth meat aid to the Russian Federation, reported
Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar.
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in
Russia has exceeded 300 thousand, with the death toll around 3,000. Earlier, the
President of Mongolia Kh. Battulga visited China during its hard time of
COVID-19 outbreak and donated 30 thousand sheep.
"Our country maintains a comprehensive strategic partnership with
its two neighbors and adheres to a foreign policy concept to develop relations
with them at the same level. In this context, a policy of equal treatment must
be pursued. That’s why the government has decided to donate USD 1 million-worth
aid of meat at this time when the situation has worsened in Russia. On the
other hand, as saying ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed,’ the worldwide can
overcome the pandemic by helping each other in these difficult times" emphasized the Foreign Minister.
The government has resolved the financing and will organize the aid-delivery by finalizing the issue regarding meat preparation and logistics shortly.
