Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg received yesterday the Russian FM S.Lavrov who is paying official visit to Mongolian at the invitation of Mongolian FM L.Purevsuren.
In the past 2 years, Mongolian-Russian trade and economic cooperation saw some improvements. Prime minister Ch.Saikhanbileg thanked the Russian side for supporting biliteral relations in all aspects and expressed his satisfaction on the establishment of medium-term strategic partnership development programme between two countries.
Collaborative implementation of this programme will bring our cooperation closer and broaden economic relations, Primer Minister emphasized.
During this meeting, sides discussed about an agreement which Russia ratified on regulating financial responsibilities of Mongolia to Russia opened new opportunities to develop finance and credit cooperation.
Prime Minister expressed an interest to negotiate SWAP agreement between the Central Banks of the two countries and to use national currencies in biliteral trade.
Mr. Saikhanbileg proposed to establish intergovernmental agreement on railway transportation of transit freight with soft term through Russian territories during an upcoming trilateral meeting of the Mongolian, Russian and Chinesen Presidents in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. And he gave news about the Eg River hydropower station project.
The Prime Minister underlined Russian Buryatia has become a leading retailer in the country after both countries became visa-free, and asked the Russian side to provide favorable term in to support Mongolia in advertising Mongolian goods and in organizing fairs in Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Kyzyl, Chita and Gorno-Altaisk cities.
In response, Russian FM S.Lavrov informed Russia is taking liberalisation measures on Mongolian goods when they enter Russian market, and said he will oblige related officials to take actions for organizing fairs and workout soft terms support. Russia will also back Mongolia's initiative on establishing a cooperation memorandum with the Eurasian Economic Union, and his government intends to establish intergovernmental agreement on the regional and border area cooperation, Mr. Lavrov said.
During the meeting, both sides agreed to continue the cooperation in making Mongolia-Russia joint factories and companies even more fruitful.
Present at the meeting were N.Battsereg, the Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism; D.Zorigt, the Minister of Energy; D.Gankhuyag, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; B.Delgermaa, the Ambassador of Mongolia to Russia; and D.Odkhuu, a director of the Eg River hydropower station.
Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg received yesterday the Russian FM S.Lavrov who is paying official visit to Mongolian at the invitation of Mongolian FM L.Purevsuren.
In the past 2 years, Mongolian-Russian trade and economic cooperation saw some improvements. Prime minister Ch.Saikhanbileg thanked the Russian side for supporting biliteral relations in all aspects and expressed his satisfaction on the establishment of medium-term strategic partnership development programme between two countries.
Collaborative implementation of this programme will bring our cooperation closer and broaden economic relations, Primer Minister emphasized.
During this meeting, sides discussed about an agreement which Russia ratified on regulating financial responsibilities of Mongolia to Russia opened new opportunities to develop finance and credit cooperation.
Prime Minister expressed an interest to negotiate SWAP agreement between the Central Banks of the two countries and to use national currencies in biliteral trade.
Mr. Saikhanbileg proposed to establish intergovernmental agreement on railway transportation of transit freight with soft term through Russian territories during an upcoming trilateral meeting of the Mongolian, Russian and Chinesen Presidents in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. And he gave news about the Eg River hydropower station project.
The Prime Minister underlined Russian Buryatia has become a leading retailer in the country after both countries became visa-free, and asked the Russian side to provide favorable term in to support Mongolia in advertising Mongolian goods and in organizing fairs in Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Kyzyl, Chita and Gorno-Altaisk cities.
In response, Russian FM S.Lavrov informed Russia is taking liberalisation measures on Mongolian goods when they enter Russian market, and said he will oblige related officials to take actions for organizing fairs and workout soft terms support. Russia will also back Mongolia's initiative on establishing a cooperation memorandum with the Eurasian Economic Union, and his government intends to establish intergovernmental agreement on the regional and border area cooperation, Mr. Lavrov said.
During the meeting, both sides agreed to continue the cooperation in making Mongolia-Russia joint factories and companies even more fruitful.
Present at the meeting were N.Battsereg, the Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism; D.Zorigt, the Minister of Energy; D.Gankhuyag, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; B.Delgermaa, the Ambassador of Mongolia to Russia; and D.Odkhuu, a director of the Eg River hydropower station.