Ulaanbaatar, May 2, 2023 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Batmunkhiin Battsetseg is on a working visit to the People's Republic of China on May 1-2, 2023 at the invitation of  State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang. 

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs held official talks in Beijing on May 1, 2023, and exchanged views in detail on the relations and cooperation between Mongolia and China, as well as regional issues of mutual interest.

The parties agreed to closely work to realize the agreements reached by the heads of state of the two countries during the State visit of President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to China in November 2022 and to bring the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to a new level.  

The Foreign Ministers also agreed to cooperate in the following directions:

• In line with the goal of intensifying trade and economic cooperation between Mongolia and China, and increasing the trade turnover up to USD 20 billion in the coming years, to work on the long-term and stable supply of Mongolia’s mining products to the Chinese market and increase agricultural products’ export;
• In order to improve the infrastructure of the border ports of the two countries and to intensify the work of connecting them by rail, to renew the 1955 Mongolia-China Border Railway Agreement, and intensify the construction work of the railway at the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod border port, respectively;
• To advance the talks on adding the Khangi-Mandal railway port to the Agreement on Mongolia and China Border Ports, and Their Regime between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of the People's Republic of China;
• In connection with the announcement of 2023-2025 as the "Years to Visit Mongolia" by the Government of Mongolia, to support the cooperation of tourism companies, restore train passenger traffic between the two countries in the near future, and increase the number of flights to attract Chinese tourists to Mongolia;
• To fight together against desertification and yellow dust storm; in support of the national movement "One Billion Trees" initiated by President of Mongolia U. Khurelsukh to organize bilateral research teams to work in May and June 2023 in Beijing and Ulaanbaatar on the issue of establishing a joint Mongolian-Chinese Joint Research Center for Combating Desertification.
• To support and cooperate in organizing the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Mongolia in 2026.
• To send a team to Ulaanbaatar in May 2023.to develop the feasibility study for the construction of the Sports Training Center for Children and Youth named after the Presidents and the National Art Theater.
• Explore possibilities of cooperation in the new energy resources based on Mongolia's solar and wind energy potential.

In addition, during the official talks, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs exchanged views on ensuring thorough preparation for the planned visit of Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene to China and intensifying communication between relevant organizations of both sides in this context.