Stamp issued for Mongolia-Turkey diplomatic relations

Oyundelger 2019-07-31 12:07

Society

The postage stamp was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Turkey.

The postage stamp was issued to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Turkey. The stamp features a Mongolian civil aviation aircraft flying over the Bosphorus Bridge of Turkey with a Turkish tulip and a Mongolian woman in traditional attire welcoming Turkish aircraft with khadag or traditional ceremonial scarf and a silver cup of milk with pincushion flower. On the bottom, a camel caravan going across historical sites on the Silk Road can be seen, representing Mongolia-Turkey friendly relations from earlier times. Also, the issue will be kept in the Postage Stamp Museum of Mongolia. The Head of the Mongolia-Turkey parliamentary friendship group highlighted the joint issuance of the stamp by postal services of the two countries as a sign of further development in bilateral cooperation, expressing gratitude to researchers, historians, painters, and designers collaborating in coming up with the theme and content of the stamp which was created on the occasion of the 95^th anniversary of the introduction of postage stamps in Mongolia and the aforementioned 50^th anniversary.