PM discusses railroads, energy and environment cooperation with Russian Deputy Prime Minister www.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the sidelines of his participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Prime Minister J.Erdenebat held a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich to exchange views on various issues regarding Mongolia-Russia bilateral ties, including energy, environment, infrastructure and agricultural cooperation.
Two parties agreed on several matters within the framework of ensuring reliable operation of Mongolia’s energy system and reinforcing partnership in this connection, including building of thermal and hydro power plants to be built in Mongolia, technical renovations of power plants, training workforce, energy transmission expansion and increase of renewable energy consumption. In order to sustain reliable energy and implement economically beneficial projects in Mongolia, the sides agreed on assigning joint working group soon. This proves the two countries’ unified position on developing the energy infrastructure, which links the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China through Mongolia, in coordination with the international ”The Asia Super Grid” and Russian “Asian Energy Ring” initatives.
The sides agreed on starting the trilateral program “Economic Corridor” between Mongolia, Russia and China with railroad corridor. The Russian side shared their interest in connecting Kuragino-Kyzyl railway line with Mongolian north-side railroads. The project is expected to drastically increase Mongolian cargo turnovers through Tsagaantolgoi-Artssuuri-Ovoot-Erdenet route trans-border railways.
Within the framework of the meeting, cooperation of agricultural sector was an another important issue that the sides agreed on. Second program on improving the health of livestock is being implemented with the Government of Russian's humanitarian aid. Within the framework of the project, some 4.2 million dose of vaccinnes will be supplied as a non-refundable aid. Also, sides agreed on providing support by developing technologies, train specialists and broaden further cooperation in the sector.
Furthermore, they discussed forest reserves and safety of the two countries and decided to cooperate by implementing a project to control forest pests through biological methods with Russian technology and further cooperate on wildfire prevention.
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Published Date:2017-06-05