An unusual ceremony took place at the Embassy of Mongolia in Warsaw on 14 October 2020 – Mr. Eng. Zdzisław Banasik – chief designer and construction manager of the Kombinat Stolarki Budowlanej i Mebli in Ulan Bator, one of the main investments carried out by Poland for Mongolia during the years 1968 – 1971 through CHZ Polimex Cekop – visited the Embassy at the invitation of Ambassador H.E. Mr. Dorj Barkhas.
The meeting was also attended by the Polish side: Polish Ambassador to Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Krzysztof Bojko, President of the European Business Club Poland Mr. Janusz Cieślak, Advisor to the Board of EBC Poland Mrs. Bożena Banasik – Cieślak and on the Mongolian side: commercial counselor Ms. Adiya Gerelmaa, Mr. Dr. Ocz Bataa and Ms. Dr. Narantuya Nomindalai.
This year we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Mongolia. On this occasion, the Mongolian Ambassador to Poland decided to establish contacts with people who over the years have contributed to the industrialization of this country and to the development of Polish-Mongolian scientific and cultural relations.
The meeting was very warm, hospitable and took place in a very friendly atmosphere full of kindness and gratitude. H.E. Mr. Dorj Barkhas while making a toast in honor of Mr. Eng. Zdzisław Banasik, thanked for his dedication to the economic development of Mongolia as a designer and supervisor of the construction of the Kombinat Stolarki Budowlanej i Mebli in Ulan Bator. He also gave him flowers and gifts from Mongolia. Then, a film showing Mongolia from the 1970s and modern times was presented. The guests also had the opportunity to taste Mongolian cuisine. A Mongolian student of the University of Warsaw performed a few works by Polish and Mongolian composers on the violin.
Distinguished 90-year-old Mr. Eng. Zdzisław Banasik thanked the Ambassador for thinking of him as well as for the wonderful reception, and deeply touched, he shared with the guests his memories of his work in Mongolia, praising the cooperation with Mongolian employees. At the end, he said: “I reminisce on my stay in Mongolia as a beautiful input that I made to the industrialization of this country, which is far away from Poland, yet also very friendly toward Poland.”