Chinese quake-affected children arrive in Russia for rehabilitation

2008-07-17 23:47:10 [ Big Normal Small ]    　Comment

Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake    

More than 450 childrenfrom China's earthquake-hit provinces arrived in Russia on Thursday for a three-week rehabilitation visit to the country.(Xinhua Photo)
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, July 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 450 childrenfrom China's earthquake-hit provinces arrived in Russia on Thursday for a three-week rehabilitation visit to the country.

A group of 364 students flew to the far eastern city of Vladivostok on charter flights from Beijing and Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan.

Another group of 100 children arrived in the central region of Kemerovo, where regional governor Aman Tuleyev met them at the airport.

"We will do our utmost to ease the pain of the Chinese children and will help them maintain bright impressions from their visit" to the region, Tuleyev said, according to the Itar-Tass news agency.

The children traveled to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who, during his visit to China last month, offered to host children from the quake-affected areas for rehabilitation in Russia.

A total of 1,000 Chinese children will go to Russia this year, to be followed by another 570 next year. They will stay in children's recreational centers in different parts of Russia and offered psychological therapy, soothing sightseeing trips and amusement programs.



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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- An Air China charter flight carrying 110 teenage Chinese earthquake survivors left Beijing on Thursday for Russia, where they were promised a 21-day recuperative vacation.

Quake-hit students spend joyous day with President Hu before heading for Russia

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- As the special guests of Chinese President Hu Jintao, 88 students from the quake-hit areas on Wednesday visited Zhongnanhai, the compound of central authorities, and had a joyous time with grandpa Hu before going to Russia for recuperation.

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