Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Xing Haiming (L) and Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Mongolia Sodnom Chinzorig sign documents at the handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, Jan. 24, 2019. The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in Ulan Bator on Thursday. The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day. (Xinhua/A Sigang)
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator on Thursday.
The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day.
Senior Chinese and Mongolian officials, including Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Xing Haiming, Chief of Staff of the President of Mongolia Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, and Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Mongolia Sodnom Chinzorig, attended the ceremony.
"Sharing a 4,710-km-long borderline, China and Mongolia are long-standing close neighbors. The center for children with disabilities has become a symbol of China-Mongolia friendship," said Xing at the ceremony.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Mongolia, Xing added, expressing the hope that the two countries will take this opportunity to elevate the current level of bilateral relations to a new height in all areas.
For his part, Enkhbold expressed gratitude to the Chinese government and people, describing the development center as one of the largest humanitarian projects in Mongolia implemented with non-refundable aid from China.
Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019 shows the exterior of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in Ulan Bator on Thursday. The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day. (Xinhua/A Sigang)
Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019 shows the interior of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in Ulan Bator on Thursday. The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day. (Xinhua/A Sigang)
Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019 shows the interior of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in Ulan Bator on Thursday. The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day. (Xinhua/A Sigang)
Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019 shows the interior of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator. The handover ceremony of the China-aided development center for children with disabilities was held in Ulan Bator on Thursday. The comprehensive center is equipped with 250 beds and advanced medical devices, and can provide medical treatments for 250 outpatients a day. (Xinhua/A Sigang)