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MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The survey conducted for the Soyuz Vostok gas pipeline project has been successful despite the coronavirus pandemic, and Mongolia will continue to support the project, Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg said.
"Minister Lavrov and I have discussed a number of important trade and economic cooperation projects. I am glad that, despite the pandemic, the survey conducted for the project of a gas pipeline from Russia to China via the territory of Mongolia has been progressing successfully," Battsetseg said at a press conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
"We are ready to continue our comprehensive support for the activity of the special-purpose commercial vehicle named Gazoprovod Soyuz Vostok," she said.
The minister also said she had agreed with Lavrov "to continue cooperation in the attraction of investments, which would help boost the efficiency of the Mongolian-Russian joint venture, Ulaanbaatar Railways, and modernize the company's railroad infrastructure and rolling stock."
Mongolia has invited Russian partners to join new railroad construction projects in its territory, Battsetseg said.
Published Date:2021-06-02