Franz Fayot signs two agreements with Mongolia www. today.rtl.lu
Luxembourg has pledged to support Mongolia with about €10 million over the next five years.
Luxembourg will continue to support Mongolia in the area of healthcare. Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Franz Fayot was in Mongolia from Tuesday to Saturday and signed two agreements.
The first announcement concerned €5 million over the next five years. This money will mainly be used to expand telemedicine and cardiovascular services.
At the signing ceremony, Minister Fayot, Manuel Tonnar, Director of Cooperation, and Dr Jean Beissel, former Director of the National Institute of Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology, were awarded the order "Altangadas" for their outstanding contributions to the Mongolian health sector. This is the Mongolian state's highest honour for foreign citizens.
The trip also included a meeting with Khalid Sharifi, head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) office in Mongolia, where the minister signed another agreement, which provides UNFPA with €5 million over five years to promote the elimination of maternal and perinatal mortality.
The visit took place in the context of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of bilateral development cooperation relations between Luxembourg and Mongolia.
Published Date:2022-07-31