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President of China Xi Jinping met with President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa in Beijing on September 2.
President Xi Jinping stated that China and Mongolia, as friendly neighbors, are continuously deepening their exchanges and cooperation in various fields. He highlighted the positive progress in implementing key projects and stressed that both nations should be guided by a vision of building a shared community of destiny. This involves strengthening strategic mutual trust, deepening the integration of development, and bringing the two peoples closer together to provide a sustained impetus for their comprehensive strategic partnership.
Xi Jinping affirmed that China will remain a reliable and trustworthy partner for Mongolia, regardless of the global situation. He proposed that the two sides should protect the political foundation of their relationship, better coordinate development strategies, and jointly promote their modernization initiatives. He also offered to collaborate with Mongolia on the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) to address governance challenges more effectively.
President Khurelsukh stated that maintaining stable good-neighborly relations and developing mutually beneficial cooperation with China is a priority of Mongolia's foreign policy. He expressed his country's desire to unlock the full potential of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, strengthen connectivity, and ensure even more fruitful bilateral relations.
During the meeting, the leaders discussed and reached a consensus on several specific areas of cooperation, including trade, the economy, cross-border railway construction, renewable energy, environmental protection, agriculture, and light industry.
To achieve the shared goal of increasing bilateral trade to $20 billion, Mongolia proposed increasing the export of its mining products, accelerating the connection of the Shiveekhuren-Sekhee, Bichigt-Zuunkhatavch, and Khangi-Mandal ports, speeding up the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod railway project, and collaborating on renewable energy projects.
Xi Jinping noted that jointly implemented projects, such as the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod railway, the Erdeneburen Hydropower Plant, and the Presidential Sports Complex, are important achievements of their bilateral cooperation.
The two countries also signed several bilateral agreements in areas including customs, metrology, and media. The signed documents include a protocol on honey exports from Mongolia to China, a memorandum on technical cooperation for animal and plant import/export quarantine, a memorandum on cooperation in metrology, a memorandum on cooperation in conformity assessment, and a national information memorandum on a partnership between the Mongolian Montsame Agency and China Media Group.
Published Date:2025-09-04