Ulaanbaatar
Heads of Mongolia-China intergovernmental commission meet virtually
Politics
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/. On September 7, the heads of the Mongolian and Chinese parts of the
Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical
Cooperation held a virtual meeting.
Deputy
Prime Minister of Mongolia S.Amarsaikhan and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao took
part in the meeting, and exchanged views on the progress of the implementation
of the Protocol for the 16th meeting of the intergovernmental commission as
well as timely issues.
Noting
that bilateral trade turnover has increased compared with the same period of the
previous year as a result of the focus put on reducing the effects of the
coronavirus infection, ensuring normal bilateral trade and economic
cooperation, the ministers agreed to actively cooperate to increase trade
turnover to USD 10 billion. In order to achieve this goal, the sides agreed to
take preventive measures against the spread of COVID-19, and increasing the flow of goods crossing through the
main border checkpoints.
After
presenting the measures currently being taken to strengthen infection
prevention, Deputy Prime Minister S.Amarsaikhan put forth the suggestion to
significantly increase the number of coal trucks entering through the Gashuunsukhait-Gantsmod,
Shiveekhuren-Sekhee border checkpoints, and to reach an agreement on the
procedure of containerized transportation.
In
turn, Chinese Minister of
Commerce Wang Wentao expressed that he will pay attention to
the suggestion put forth by the Mongolian Deputy Minister in order to resolve
issues related to importing cargo that have accumulated at Tianjin Port, increase
the number of trains going between Zamiin-Uud and Erlian stations, and restore
the export of non-mining products crossing through the Zamiin-Uud border
checkpoint, and that the corresponding organizations of China will be urgently
informed about the matter.
Moreover,
relevant organizations of the two countries agreed to actively cooperate to
accelerate the implementation of projects financed with non-refundable aid and
soft loans.
