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Chinese Government provides RMB 5 million grant to facilitate provision of 1,200 tons of wheat

$5M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	State Agency for Material Reserves and Humanitarian Aid
Country	Moldova
Start Date	Sep 17, 2003
End Date	Oct 01, 2032
Duration	10,607 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`42345`

Grant Description

On September 17, 2003, the Chinese Government and the Government of Moldova signed a material assistance agreement.

Moldovan Prime Minister, Vasile Tarlev, and Luo Gan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, attended the agreement signing ceremony.

Under the terms of this agreement the Chinese Government agreed to donate 1,200 tons of wheat to the Government of Moldova.

The Chinese Government agreed to deliver the wheat to the Ukrainian port of Odessa, and the Government of Moldova’s State Agency for Material Reserves and Humanitarian Aid agreed to collect the wheat from the port of Odessa and transport it to a cereal products plant called “Cereale-Flor" SA, which is located in the village of Gura Camencii and the district of Floresti.

The wheat arrived on March 24, 2004, and the acceptance and handover ceremony was held in Floresti, Moldova.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese Government and the Government of Moldova initially signed and exchange of letters, which envisaged an RMB 10 million grant for this project. However, the grant commitment was subsequently revised downward to RMB 5 million.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese wheat arrives in Chisinau, sChina provides USD 0.6 mln grant to obtain food wheat
Lista tratatelor bilaterale încheiate de Republica Moldova
List of Bilateral agreements
Agreement Between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova and the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China of the People's Republic of China's Provision of Military Aid Gratis to the Republic of Moldova
ACORD Nr. 2003, 1 Lista tratatelor bilaterale încheiate de Republica Moldova
Lista-Tratate-Bilaterale_24_11_15
Republic of Moldova GOVERNMENT DECISION No. 1253 of 17-10-2003
China offers Moldova 5m yuan to buy wheat
我援助摩尔多瓦首批小麦验收交接仪式在摩举行
The Cereal Products Plant 'Cereale-Flor' SA Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.