4.1 MILLION DOSES OF VACCINES TO BE SENT FROM RUSSIA BY SECOND HALF OF JULY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 4.1 million doses of vaccines against animal’s foot and mouth disease will be sent from Russia by the second half of this July, following the agreements and talks made during Prime Minister J.Erdenebat’s attendance in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 1-3 June in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia P.Sergelen and of Agricultural Minister of Russia A.N.Tkachev signed an agreement on granting humanitarian aid from Russia to Mongolia. Also, during the Ministers’ meeting held in the framework of the forum, they agreed on the supply of agricultural machines and equipment from Russia to Mongolia with soft loans. On June 23, Director of International Cooperation Department of the Agriculture Ministry of Russia O.V.Garshina handed over an official paper on the decisions to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Russian Federation B.Delgermaa. B.Ooluun