Ulaanbaatar
RAS expresses readiness to co-implement research projects
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Russian
delegates led by the President of Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS),
academician A.M.Sergeyev were received by the Speaker of Mongolian Parliament on
September 7.
At the meeting,
Speaker G.Zandanshatar briefly informed about Mongolia’s Constitutional
amendments which is currently under parliamentary consideration and an
intention of reforming higher educational sector and expressed an interest to
establish Mongolia-Russia joint research university and implement scientific
and technological projects.
Mr. Sergeyev said, “Funding
from the state budget to the scientific sector is insufficient. It needs to be
raised”. Expressing readiness to implement joint projects in modern
agriculture, rare earth metals, renewable energy, space studies and studies of shared
history based on archaeology, genetics and ethnography, Mr. Sergeyev asked
support from the Speaker on the issue.
The sides concurred to
co-work for expanding bilateral cooperation in science and technological
sectors and develop it effectively.
