Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister Miegombyn
Enkhbold and Chairman of Parliament Danzan Lundeejantsan on Monday
morning met separately with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on
strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
In his meeting with Yang, Enkhbayar said that the friendly
cooperative relations in various fields is developing rapidly
between Mongolia and China recently, with Mongolia attaching
importance to boosting the cooperation of mutual benefit in the
fields of resources and infrastructure.
"Mongolia hopes to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in
the regions of central Asia, northeast Asia and over other
international issues," the president said.
Yang said China attaches importance to Mongolia's role in
regional cooperation, supporting Mongolia to participate in the
multilateral cooperation mechanism in northeast Asia.
Enkhbold, in his meeting with Yang, said that China is the
biggest trade partner and investor to Mongolia in recent years,
expressing his belief that the ongoing economic cooperation between
the two countries will surely promote Mongolia's socio-economic
development.
Lundeejantsan said that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China
and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole
legitimate government of China. He reiterated that Mongolia would
adhere to the one-China policy.
Yang said China would steadfastly respect Mongolia's
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, making efforts
to expand cooperation of trade and economy between the two
countries.
Yang arrived in Ulan Bator Saturday morning on a three-day visit
to Mongolia.
(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2007)
