Under the coordination of the Secretariat of Asia-Pacific Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications (AP-MCSTA), the ceremony for the Chinese Government to donate Reception Stations of Feng Yun Satellite Data Broadcasting System to the Seven Signatory States of the Convention of the APSCO, namely Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru and Thailand, took place in Beijing on 24 March 2006, which demonstrated the strong support of the Chinese Government to the APSCO. Mr. Wang Keran, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the AP-MCSTA, hosted the ceremony. On behalf of the Chinese Government, Mr. Luo Ge, the Vice Administrator of China National Space Administration, and Dr. Qing Dahe, the Administrator of China Meteorological Administration, donated the Reception Stations to the seven countries mentioned above. The Ambassadors of the seven countries to China accepted the devices and expressed their appreciations representing their respective governments
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