Tajikistan participated in the International Charity Sale, dubbed “Love Knows No Border”, which was held in Beijing on Sunday, October 27.
Tajik MFA information department says samples of Tajik suzane (a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile), national jewelry, handcrafts, Tajik national cuisine, tourist booklets and books about activities of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon have been put on display in the pavilion organized by the Tajik Embassy in Beijing.
China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly noted in conversation with Tajikistan’s Ambassador to China Pervez Davlatzoda that Tajik fruits, particularly lemons, are considered one of the best in the world.
Meanwhile, Chinese media reports say the 11th "Love Knows No Border" International Charity Sale, initiated by Qian Wei, wife of Wang Yi, was hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CFPA and co-organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing municipal government and Beijing's Chaoyang District government.
Diplomats from over 80 embassies and representative institutions of international organizations in China reportedly attended the event, and more than 40 enterprises donated for the event. The fund raised will be used to establish sporting fields for cochlea for schools in villages of Jinping and Malipo in southwestern Yunnan Province, and to make contributions to targeted poverty reduction.
The international charity sale project named “Love Knows No Borders” was launched China in 2009 Since then, the project has been annually held, either as a poverty alleviation project of the Chinese foreign ministry or as a social charity project.
