๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐
On 17 June, over two metric tons of medical supplies donated by China to The Gambia arrived at Banjul International Airport. This was one of the largest consignments of China-aid medical supplies sent to the country since the outbreak of COVID-19, including 100,000 ordinary face masks, 10,000 N95 masks, 10,000 test kits, and a great many other protective gear.
A handover ceremony was held at the airport. H.E. Amb. Ma Jianchun, Hon. Foreign Minister Dr. Tangara, Hon. Health Minister Dr. Samateh, and WHO Country Rep. Dr. Desta attended the event.
Amb. Ma reviewed the fruitful China-Gambia cooperation in COVID-19 containment in the past few months. He noted that China had always been advocating international solidarity in this common fight against the pandemic, and that China and The Gambia had been taking continuous actions in support of each other in the whole process, which had brought the hearts of peoples from the two countries even closer to each other. Amb. Ma spoke highly of the Gambian government and peopleโs efforts in making the country COVID-free. He expressed Chinaโs readiness to continue closely working with The Gambia towards defeating the pandemic, and in promoting future development.
Hon. Tangara, on behalf of H.E. President Adama Barrow, expressed appreciations to H.E. President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government and people. He sang praise of Chinaโs response to COVID-19 and its continuous efforts in promoting international solidarity in the global fight against the pandemic. Hon. Tangara particularly noted Chinaโs assistance to African countries including The Gambia for supporting their bid to prevail over COVID-19.
Hon. Samateh hailed the Gambia-China friendship as true friendship, and expressed delight for receiving the medical supplies, which according to him would be very helpful for increasing The Gambiaโs anti-pandemic resilience, and protecting the Gambian people including health workers, particularly those who have been working hard at the front line.
Dr. Desta commended Chinaโs consistent support to The Gambia in fighting the pandemic. He elaborated on The Gambiaโs current COVID-19 situation according to the WHOโs assessments, and said that this consignment of medical supplies from China came at the right time, which would surely strengthen The Gambiaโs response to the pandemic.
After the handover ceremony, Amb. Ma accepted a brief interview by QTV journalists.
Source: Embassy of the peopleโs Republic of China in The Gambia
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