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Cabinet discusses PM’s visit to Japan

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At its meeting on Monday, the cabinet of Ministers considered results of the working visit to Japan paid by the Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg February 9-11. The results were introduced as follows: the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Mongolia and Japan, exchange of opinions during the PM’s meeting with the leaders of Japan-Mongolia Friendship Group in the Japan National Diet, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), deputy president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the president of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), on a broad range of matters on the bilateral cooperation. These have also been followed by the courtesy calls paid to the PM by the leaders of “Nomura Shooken”, “Sumitomo” and Mitsui Sumitomo Bank. The Prime Minister had expressed his interest to intensify the implementation of the Strategic Partnership relations in the spheres of establishing power plants, railroads, copper and iron smelting plants, and in constructing highways and subways. During the visit, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe announced the decision of his government to provide easy-term loans of JPY 36.85 billion for the construction of an airport in Khoshig Valley. Mr Saikhanbileg resolved to work towards the alleviation of the visa requirements, and had the members of the house of Representatives of Japan to cooperate in this issue.

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