PRESIDENT RECEIVES FOREIGN MINISTER OF TURKMENISTAN

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Mongolia’s President Mr Ts.Elbegdorj Wednesday met Mr Rasit Meredow, the Deputy Premier and the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, in the State House. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr Meredow conveyed greetings of the Turkmenistan’s President to Mr Elbegdorj and an invitation to him to visit Turkmenistan. In response, the President expressed thanks for the invitation, and noted that the two countries have friendly relations. He highlighted that the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan is visiting Mongolia for the first time. The sides exchanged views on ways of expanding the bilateral cooperation, for instance, studying a chance of supplying gas to Mongolia, developing together the tourism sector, exporting wool, cashmere, leather products, carpets, beef and mutton to Turkmenistan. They also shared views on learning an legal opportunity for establishing a bilateral intergovernmental commission on economic issues and joining Turkmenistan into the international agreement on the International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Counties.