DEPUTY PM MEETS CHINESE INNER MONGOLIAN DELEGATION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy Prime Minister D.Terbishdagva received Monday Mr Wang Jun, a chairman of the Standing committee of the People’s Congress and Party Secretary of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China. The Deputy PM highlighted a significance of the Chinese Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in the Mongolia-China collaboration, and regarded this visit as a great impetus to this cooperation and to the ties between Mongolia and the Region. He noted an importance of the cooperation in establishing a trans-border industrial and free trade zone and in attracting investments to not only the mining but also to the industry and tourism. He thanked the delegation for supporting the establishment of a Consulate-General of Mongolia in Chinese Hohhot, and asked to solve the land issues in a near time. He also noted an interest in cooperating and experience-sharing with the Autonomous Region, particularly in developing traditional medicine, and advised that regular meetings should be held between the border checkpoints administrations of the two countries. Mr Wang thanked the Deputy PM for receiving them and noted the importance of boosting the cooperation not only in the economics but also in the humanities. He also stressed a significance of implementing long- and mid-term programs signed amid reciprocal high level visits between the two sides. He promised to study proposals the Deputy PM made at this meeting and emphasized that great achievements will be reached after joint efforts.