BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday held talks with Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Xi said the Chinese government and people are making all-out efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak, during which the Mongolian government and people have offered precious support.

Hailing Battulga the first foreign head of state to visit China since the outbreak, Xi said the special visit by Battulga to express consolations and support to China fully embodies the high attention he paid to the China-Mongolia ties and the profound friendship between the two peoples.

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"This vividly shows that the two neighbors are in the same boat and working hand in hand to help each other," said Xi.