MINISTER OF INDUSTRY MEETS EU DELEGATION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Industry D.Erdenebat Thursday received a delegation headed by Mr Hans Dietmar Schweisgut, the Concurrent Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Mongolia, and Mr Lars Gronvald, the EU Department of Development Cooperation. The sides shared information on the Mongolia-EU cooperation. Mr Schweisgut said that an establishment of the Ministry of Industry at the new cabinet of Mongolia was an important step and spike about several projects and programs which will be implemented within the bilateral cooperation, for example, he noted that the EU wants to collaborate with Mongolia in supporting a trade. The Minister said Mongolia intends to increase the export of leather, wool and cashmere products to the European market, and noted a big chance to cooperate in the industrial sector, especially in coal gasification and rare minerals processing. "Mongolia is open to cooperate in the trade and industrial spheres," he said. Mr Schweisgut pointed out that the export of Mongolian-made leather, cashmere and wool products to the EU has doubled thanks to the EU’s decision to free Mongolian products from some taxes.