China Meteorological Administration donated equipments to North Korea Hydro-Meteorological Administration

On September 4, 2008, the ceremony for the transfer of Chinese meteorological materials to North Korea was held at the Korea Hotel in Pyongyang. Chinese Ambassador to North Korea, Liu Xiaoming, and North Korea Meteorological and Hydrological Service Director, Gao Rixun, attended and ceremony. The equipment donated by the China Meteorological Administration included a siphon rain gauge, water level gauge, portable hydrological velocity and flow meter, telexonometer, radiosonde, car intercom, ultra-short wave sideband radio, among others. The equipment was provided by the China Meteorological Administration under the World Meteorological Organization's emergency disaster cooperation plan and voluntary cooperation plan. It is believed that this donation will help North Korea better monitor changes in the environment, prevent natural disasters, respond to global climate change, improve the ability of sudden weather forecasting, and play a positive role in promoting further cooperation between the meteorological departments of the two countries. Exact monetary value of the transaction is unclear.

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