Mongolian Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag met on Monday with a group of 100 children whom he had invited from flood-hit Liaoning province during his tour to China last October.

"You all overcame a hard time. May you feel comfortable during your stay in Mongolia and make friends with many Mongolian children," he said.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and China and is also the year of "the Mongolia-China Cultural, Arts and Humanitarian Exchange".