Chinese government grants 95 million yuan to Kyrgyzstan to strengthen their fire and rescue units

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In 2018, the Chinese government and the Kyrgyzstan government signed an exchange of letters announcing China's allocation of 95 million yuan to strengthen the fire and rescue unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan. According to the letters of exchange, the grant will be used to fund the purchase of fire and rescue equipment. During a briefing on September 13, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Chingiz Aidarbekov, spoke in more detail about the agreement, stating the Chinese government would supply 100 units of fire and rescue vehicles and 15 units of fire and rescue equipment, altogether worth 95 million yuan.