Улаанбаатар
Donation of MNT 391 million handed over to China
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On March 13, a ceremony was held at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hand over the donation raised by the ‘Aid from the
Heart to our Eternal Neighbor’ campaign mounted by the Government of Mongolia
to support the fight against COVID-19 outbreak. Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar,
Minister of Environment and Tourism N.Tserenbat, Deputy Minister of Finance
Kh.Bulgantuya, and the staff of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Mongolia led
by Ambassador of China Chai Wenrui attended the handing over
ceremony of the MNT 391.6 million donation raised by government organizations, 43
businesses, and 188 citizens of Mongolia.
At the event, Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar expressed his
pleasure at giving the donation collected during the campaign aimed at assisting
China in the battle against the disease and demonstrating Mongolian people’s
solidarity with the Chinese people. He also voiced the hope that the aid would
be of significant help, quoting Mongolian words of wisdom – ‘A needle in need is of greater
use than a camel in prosperity’.
In his remarks, Ambassador Chai Wenrui extended his deepest
gratitude to the Government, companies, and the people of Mongolia for
conducting the campaign to show their support for China and its people amid the
crisis. “As Minister Tsogtbaatar has pointed out, this shows that the
relationship between our two countries is developing as an example for
neighbors to follow and that our comprehensive strategic partnership is moving
to the next level,” he said.
