Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg attended the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum last week and arrived on Friday. Upon his arrival PM made a press conference on the outcomes of his visit.
This visit at the Economic Forum was one of the major events PM Ch.Saikhanbileg plans to do in the very near future.
According to PM main message he wanted to convery to Russian side was to move forward with the joint ventures and look beyond the small targets that have been on way for many years and advance the cooperation to higher level.
PM concluded that meeting with the President of Russian Federation V.Putin was satisfactory which extended to 50 minutes, although was planned for 30 minutes.
Further the PM concluded that meeting with the President of Russian Federation V.Putin was satisfactory which extended to 50 minutes, although was planned for 30 minutes.
Russian side included the management of the joint ventures in this meeting as well as Mongolian side introduced officials from Erdenet Corp, Mongolian Railroad and State Property Committee.
During the meeting main issue discussed was the elimination of the participation of the political interests into the dealings with the joint ventures and leave those discussions to the business level and board of directors discretion.
Both sides have agreed to move forward the bigger joint projects and do not stall them over small household issues.
Further PM addressed the herder to pay attention to the winter preparations for the cattle as opportunities for meat exports to Russian market is widening as V.Putin confirmed the continued support for first stage of the cattle vaccination and meat imports from Mongolia.
As of today, there are seven manufactures which adhered to the standards and requirements to export meat and are ready to start the shipments.
V.Putin confirmed the continued support for first stage of the cattle vaccination and meat imports from Mongolia.
Another issue touched during the meeting with Russion President was the line issues at the borders of the two countries arised with increased traffic due to the visa-free travels among the citizens. President V.Putin promised to pay extra attention at this issue and make the procedures as easy as possible for the citizens of the two country.
Issues of building two lane railroads and investments into mega projects from the Russian ventures are to be supported by the Russian President as well as the support for the educational institutions operating in Mongolia as the number of the Russian speakers have dropped by 30 percent since 1990s.
During the Russia visit PM met with V. B. Khristenko, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission in Moscow and signed the MOU on Cooperation between Mongolia and Eurasian Economic Commission. The signing of this MOU is crucial for Mongolian side in terms of the transportation tariffs and customs fees as the Commission is to be responsible further for these issues in Russian Federation.
Overall PM concludes the visit at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum as fruitful as it has provided with opportunities to deal with pressing issues before the Ufa trilateral high level meeting to be held in July this year.
According to the Public Relations Department statement from the Office of the Government Russian side highly values Mongolian participation at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, which Mongolia took part for its second year as this helps greatly to promote the business relations among the private sector of the two countries.
Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg attended the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum last week and arrived on Friday. Upon his arrival PM made a press conference on the outcomes of his visit.
This visit at the Economic Forum was one of the major events PM Ch.Saikhanbileg plans to do in the very near future.
According to PM main message he wanted to convery to Russian side was to move forward with the joint ventures and look beyond the small targets that have been on way for many years and advance the cooperation to higher level.
PM concluded that meeting with the President of Russian Federation V.Putin was satisfactory which extended to 50 minutes, although was planned for 30 minutes.
Further the PM concluded that meeting with the President of Russian Federation V.Putin was satisfactory which extended to 50 minutes, although was planned for 30 minutes.
Russian side included the management of the joint ventures in this meeting as well as Mongolian side introduced officials from Erdenet Corp, Mongolian Railroad and State Property Committee.
During the meeting main issue discussed was the elimination of the participation of the political interests into the dealings with the joint ventures and leave those discussions to the business level and board of directors discretion.
Both sides have agreed to move forward the bigger joint projects and do not stall them over small household issues.
Further PM addressed the herder to pay attention to the winter preparations for the cattle as opportunities for meat exports to Russian market is widening as V.Putin confirmed the continued support for first stage of the cattle vaccination and meat imports from Mongolia.
As of today, there are seven manufactures which adhered to the standards and requirements to export meat and are ready to start the shipments.
V.Putin confirmed the continued support for first stage of the cattle vaccination and meat imports from Mongolia.
Another issue touched during the meeting with Russion President was the line issues at the borders of the two countries arised with increased traffic due to the visa-free travels among the citizens. President V.Putin promised to pay extra attention at this issue and make the procedures as easy as possible for the citizens of the two country.
Issues of building two lane railroads and investments into mega projects from the Russian ventures are to be supported by the Russian President as well as the support for the educational institutions operating in Mongolia as the number of the Russian speakers have dropped by 30 percent since 1990s.
During the Russia visit PM met with V. B. Khristenko, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission in Moscow and signed the MOU on Cooperation between Mongolia and Eurasian Economic Commission. The signing of this MOU is crucial for Mongolian side in terms of the transportation tariffs and customs fees as the Commission is to be responsible further for these issues in Russian Federation.
Overall PM concludes the visit at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum as fruitful as it has provided with opportunities to deal with pressing issues before the Ufa trilateral high level meeting to be held in July this year.
According to the Public Relations Department statement from the Office of the Government Russian side highly values Mongolian participation at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, which Mongolia took part for its second year as this helps greatly to promote the business relations among the private sector of the two countries.