Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia and Russia to expand cooperation in transport sector
Politics
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ Minister of Road and Transport Development Ya.Sodbaatar is attending
‘Transport week 2018’ international forum and exhibition taking place in
Moscow, Russia at the invitation of his Russian
counterpart Ye.I.Dietrich.
On
November 19, the Transport Ministers had an official meeting where they exchanged
views on wide range of issues on bilateral cooperation in transport sector.
The
sides agreed to pay special attention on implementation of development projects
and activities which were reflected in the Agreement on Reform of the Ulaanbaatar
Railway Joint Venture and Development Strategic Partnership established between
the Mongolian Ministry of Road and Transport Development and Russian Railways JSC.
They
also highlighted that there is room for development of bilateral cooperation in
transport field within multilateral cooperation. In particular, the parties
pointed out that validation of Mongolia-Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on International
Road Transport along Asian Highway Network last September is giving impetus to mutually beneficial cooperation among the three countries in road
and transport sector, creating new opportunities.
Today, Minister Ya.Sodbaatar will attend enlarged session of the forum while visiting the exhibition that promotes activities of Russian companies in transport sector and meeting with O.V.Belozyorov, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Russian Railways JSC.
