SPEAKER ATTENDS CELEBRATION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ANNIVERSARY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In a scope of the official visit, the Speaker Z.Enkhbold has attended the ceremony in Beijing for marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of Mongolia-China diplomatic relations. "The 65 years since the establishment of these ties are only a part of the history of relations between the peoples of Mongolia and China. However, the time has been a period of new principles and forms of relations of the two countries, when they accepted each other independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity based on the international legal norms and regulations,” said the Speaker at the beginning of his speech. The high-level visits and meetings have become more frequent, the political trust has deepened, and the mutual understandings has strengthened. “There was a constant expansion in bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and it has been a contribution to the development of both economies. There was an increase in travels between the two countries, and enrichment in the cultural and humanitarian exchanges. I consider this as a result of putting great significance by the two Governments into the relations of Mongolia and China,” said the Speaker, noting that this year is also the 20th anniversary of the renewal of the Agreement on Friendly relations and Cooperation. About the results of his visit, Mr Enkhbold mentioned an inking of MoU on setting up a regular mechanism of exchanges with the Chairman of Standing Committee of the NPC Zhang Dejiang, and expressed a confidence that this document will deepen inter-parliamentary relations and bilateral cooperation. Great constructions in infrastructure and mining sectors of Mongolia offers opportunities of cooperation for the foreign entities to invest our country, he went on. He also emphasized that the recently established documents with China on cooperation in railroad and transit transportation create possibilities for transporting Mongolian products through Chinese ports in more quantity, but with less tariffs.