Vice Minister of Energy meets Mr Christopher Smith

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Vice Minister of Energy D.Dorjpurev Monday met a visiting delegation headed by the U.S Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. The Vice Minister pointed out that the Mongolia-USA relations and cooperation have been developing fruitfully since the establishment of the diplomatic relations, and informed Mongolia and General Electric Corporation are co-implementing the "Salkhit" project on wind energy in Tov aimag’s Sergelen soum. In turn, Mr Smith reported that he is visiting Mongolia with purposes to meet with officials of Mongolia-based US companies, to collaborate with the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) and to exchange students, and added the US side can cooperate with Mongolia in directions of technologies and investments. The Vice Minister said Mongolia wants to train students in the USA on energy and renewable energy sectors.