Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission Meeting Held
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, May 29, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The 9th Meeting of the Mongolia-Kazakhstan
Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Science, Technological,
and Cultural Cooperation was held in Ulaanbaatar on May 26. The Meeting was
co-chaired by Minister of Finance of Mongolia B. Javkhlan, and Minister of
Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Darkhan
Kydyrali.
The current situation of trade and economic cooperation between Mongolia
and Kazakhstan, and further development of cooperation in trade, economic,
investment, logistics, cultural, tourism, and information technology areas were
discussed during the Meeting.
The parties agreed to develop a roadmap for intensifying the cooperation
between the two countries in trade, economy, and investment from 2023 through
2025.
Recognizing transport and logistics as inseparable parts of trade and
economic cooperation, the parties pledged to support each other in overcoming
challenges that the landlocked countries face to access the sea. Moreover, the
meeting included a discussion of prospects for cooperation in forestation by
coordinating the national campaigns of “One Billion Trees” of Mongolia and “Two
Billion Trees” of Kazakhstan.
In connection with the declaration of "Years to Visit
Mongolia" by the Mongolian Government for the period 2023-2025, the
parties discussed expanding the cooperation in the tourism sector by leveraging
the mutual visa exemption and direct flights between the two countries, with
particular attention on developing the eco and ethnic tourism.
In the scope of strengthening the ties between the business communities
of the two countries, establishing a Mongolia-Kazakhstan Business Council and
supporting the cooperation between the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the
two countries were also considered within the Meeting’s agenda.
On the sideline of the Meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding for
Cooperation on the Environmental Sector between the Ministry of Environment and
Tourism of Mongolia and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the
Republic of Kazakhstan was signed.
Following the Meeting, Minister of Finance of Mongolia B. Javkhlan, and
Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Darkhan Kydyrali signed the final Minutes of the IGC meeting.
The next meeting of the IGC was tentatively planned to be organized in
2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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