Ulaanbaatar, January 26, 2024 /MONTSAME/. The 7th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Mongolia and Belarus on Trade, Economy, Science, and Technology Cooperation was held on January 24, 2024, in Minsk, Republic of Belarus. This day marked the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, 

The meeting was chaired by Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Bolorchuluun Khayangaa from the Mongolian side, and Rogozhnik Alexander Nikolaevich, Minister of Industry from the Belarusian side.

From the Mongolian side, a total of 32 representatives participated in the meeting including officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, the National Emergency Management Agency, Erdenet Mining Corporation, and representatives of the private sector.

At the meeting, the commission reviewed the current political and economic relations and cooperation between the two countries and discussed possibilities of expanding and strengthening cooperation in the fields of education, science, technology, agriculture, mining, industry, road transport, infrastructure, and emergencies. The parties agreed to work together in the implementation of the "One Billion Trees" national campaign initiated by President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, which targeted combating environmental degradation, desertification, and yellow dust storms. For example, Belarusian forestry experts will be invited to Mongolia to share their experiences, joint research will be conducted on trees and bushes that are suitable to the soil and climate of Mongolia, and Mongolian forestry experts will be involved in medium and short-term training in Belarus. The two sides agreed to join forces in the realization of the agreed issues by developing an action plan.

On the sidelines of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Bolorchuluun paid a working visit to Belarus on January 22-24, 2024, and held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus Bartosh Sergei Ivanovich. During the meeting Minutes of the third meeting of the Inter-Mnisterial Working Group, and the Agreement on Cooperation in the field of purebred livestock between "Agricultural Corporation" a State-owned company of Mongolia and  "Belplemzhivobyedinenie", the Belarusian state association on livestock breeding were signed.

The fourth session of the Mongolia-Belarus Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation was also held on January 23, 2024 where representatives from the Ministry of Education and Science headed by Deputy Minister of Education and Science Ganbayar Ganbold participated.