ULAN BATOR, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Mongolia on Wednesday hosted a ceremonial reception to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Speaking at the reception, Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Xing Haiming said that over the past 70 years China has been contributing to world peace and development.
The past 70 years have witnessed the development of China-Mongolia relations featuring mutual benefits and win-win outcome, Xing said, noting that the coordination of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Mongolia's Development Road program has been deepened, and bilateral economic and trade cooperation has been continuously expanded.
Mongolian parliament speaker Gombojav Zandanshatar said at the reception that Mongolia-China relations and cooperation are "at a historic high."
"We will not forget that over the past 70 years, China provided Mongolia with a great amount of aid and soft loans in support of our country's socio-economic development and raising the living standards of our people," he said.
Present at the reception at the Shangri-la Hotel were some 1,000 guests, including Mongolia's government ministers and parliament members, foreign diplomats, representatives of multiple organizations and those of Chinese companies in Mongolia.
