Speaking to MONTSAME correspondent in Beijing, the Ambassador illustrated the outcome of the official visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar to China on December 3-5.

Mongolian Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held official talks on December 4, following which a joint communique was released.

“The Ministers discussed the issue of Gashuunsukhait border crossing in detail. The Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured that China will cooperate on reducing the logjam of coal trucks,” the Ambassador said.

The sides agreed on increasing the number of coal trucks passing the border by 150-200. “Working groups from both sides will discuss means of environment-friendly coal transport from Mongolia to China and settle this issue before the visit of Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh to China,” he added.

Moreover, the Ministers touched upon possibilities of meat export from Mongolia to China and other third markets. “China agreed to assist Mongolia in exporting its meat and meat products,” said FM D.Tsogtbaatar during a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 5, after his return to the country.

During his meeting with authorities of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, FM D.Tsogtbaatar exchanged views on the wastewater treatment plant of Ulaanbaatar. “The wastewater treatment plant construction will be financed by a Chinese loan. The Mongolian Embassy in China will look into this matter in cooperation with the Export-Import Bank of China,” said Ambassador D.Gankhuyag.

FM D.Tsogtbaatar instructed the Mongolian diplomatic mission in China to take some actions directed at promoting Mongolian SMEs and their products.

Mongolia and China are working towards increasing bilateral trade turnover to USD 10 billion by 2020. “Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarked that bilateral turnover could exceed USD 10 billion. As such, the two sides will focus on increasing the amount of coal passing through border without harming the surrounding environment,” noted Ambassador D.Gankhuyag.

According to the Ambassador, the Foreign Ministers also touched upon and agreed to activate transfer of prisoners from China to Mongolia.