12 May 2020

 A Consignment of  personal protective equipment  (PPEs)  airlifted from China arrived in Port Moresby on Monday, 11 May 2020.

 Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Patrick Pruaitch, Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS, Jelta Wong , Controller of the State of  Emergency , David Manning and Acting Secretary of Health, Dr Paison Dakulala and other government officials, were on hand to  witness the arrival of the 45 tonnes of PPEs to fight against the coronavirus (covid-19) from spreading  in the country.

Also present at the APEC Terminal to witness the arrival of  Air Niugini Boeing 767 with the cargoes,  were the Chinese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,  HE. Xue Bing and officials from the Chinese Embassy. Mr Pruaitch extended his gratitude ,on behalf of government and people of Papua New Guinea to the Government and  people of the People’s Republic of China  for the donations.

In response, Ambassador Bing expressed his appreciation to the government and people of Papua New Guinea , for supporting China during the initial outbreak  of the coronavirus . He further called for continuous  solidarity and cooperation between the  China and Papua New Guinea.

(left-right) Minister for Health & HIV/AIDS, Jelta Wong, Chinese Ambassador to PNG, HE. Xue Bing Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Patrick Pruaitch, SOE Controller, David Manning, and Acting Secretary for Health, Dr Paison Dakulala at the APEC Terminal during the handover of the consignment Certificate , on Monday 11, May 2020)

                                 Air Niugini Crew of the chartered flight to China, with Minister Pruaitch left and Minister Wong (third from right).

        (l-r) Foreign Affairs Minister Patrick Pruaitch, SOE Controller, David Manning and Acting Secretary for Health, Dr Paison Dakulala at the APEC Terminal

            In solidarity Papua New Guinea government officials and Ambassador Xue Bing from the Chinese Embassy with the cargoes at APEC Terminal : Monday 11 May 2020.