The Minister thanked the Saudi Arabia Prince for visiting Mongolia, and then briefed about the present situation of the agricultural sector in Mongolia and further development.

Mr Sergelen said the government of Mongolia is implementing some programs in the fields of food, agriculture and light industry such as the First Campaign for Meat and Milk, “Industrialization 21:100” and the Third Campaign for Reclaiming Virgin Lands under a slogan “Healthy foods-Healthy Mongolian”. Maximizing the meat export is one of the goals within the First Campaign for Meat and Milk.

The Minister pointed out that Mongolia and Saudi Arabia are possible to cooperate in the agricultural sphere.
“Mongolia has vast reserve of meat and is capable to export meat and livestock. It has been estimated that the country is able to 150.4 thousand tons of meat a year. As of the previous year, the number of livestock reached 61.5 million heads,” Mr Sergelen said. He then put forward a proposal to the Saudi Arabia side to build a joint meat processing factory.

Emphasizing that Saudi Arabia has big consumption of meat, His Highness proposed to set up a working group on establishing the joint factory.

At the end of the meeting, His Highness invited the Minister to pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia. 
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