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皇冠体育app pledge closer ties as Mongolian PM visits

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-15 19:59

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app and Mongolia on Wednesday pledged to work more closely to enhance good-neighbor relations.

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The pledge came out of a meeting between Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of 皇冠体育app's National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, and Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold in Beijing.

Batbold arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day visit to 皇冠体育app as guest of Premier Wen Jiabao.

Wu started the meeting by reviewing the growth of 皇冠体育app-Mongolia ties, saying Mongolia was one of the first countries to have established diplomatic relations with 皇冠体育app.

皇冠体育app and Mongolia forged diplomatic ties in October 1949, the month when the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app was founded.

Wu said 皇冠体育app-Mongolia relations had withstood the test of profound changes in the international sphere and sought solid development, citing frequent high-level exchanges, deep political trust, close economic cooperation and active people-to-people exchanges.

Wu underscored 皇冠体育app's commitment to stronger ties with Mongolia, saying 皇冠体育app would like to work with Mongolia to deepen exchanges and cooperation in all fields, enhance and broaden bilateral relations and benefit the two peoples.

Batbold said Mongolia gives priority to developing good-neighbor relations with 皇冠体育app and seeking mutually-beneficial cooperation.

As 皇冠体育app and Mongolia are geographically close and their economies complement each other, Wu said the two countries are in a good position to step up trade and economic cooperation.

Wu called on both sides to step up cooperation in mineral development, infrastructure construction and technology sharing on animal husbandry.

Batbold appreciated 皇冠体育app's long-term support to Mongolia's economic and social development, saying his country would like to work closely with 皇冠体育app in the trade, minerals, education, science and technology sectors as well as on infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges.

On parliamentary ties, Wu proposed the legislative bodies of the two countries step up experience sharing on governance issues and promote democracy and the rule of law.

Batbold said the Monglian legislative body would like to carry out regular consultations with the NPC.

Batbold will meet with other Chinese leaders and deliver a speech at Tsinghua University before leaving Beijing on Friday.