MONGOLIA WILL COOPERATE WITH LITHUANA IN TRANSPORT SECTOR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ During a meeting between Mongolia's delegation and Lithuania's Ministry of Transport and Communications, new opportunities of the international container block train Mongolian Vector were discussed. This news was released on baltic-course.com website on April 1. The country suggested including the Klaipeda State Seaport in the route Ulaanbaatar-Moscow-Brest. "I hope that Lithuania's striving to connect the route of the train Mongolian Vector to our project Viking will be implemented," said Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Arijandas Sliupas. The Minister of Road and Transportation of Mongolia A.Gansukh is to conduct a visit to Lithuania on June 3 during which the sides are expected to sign the bilateral cooperation memorandum in the transport sphere. Lithuanian and Mongolian Foreign Ministries held the 4th political consultations on 28 March in Vilnius. The sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, relations between the European Union and Mongolia, partnership within the United Nations and other international organizations as well as regional issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed. The Lithuanian delegation was led by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mr.Neris Germanas, the Mongolian--by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Gankhuyag. According to Germanas, the potential for bilateral economic cooperation has not yet been fully exploited. The officials shared their opinions on future actions in this area, discussed cooperation in the transport sector and the advancement of bilateral economic relations. Lithuanian and Mongolian diplomats also discussed events in Russia, the situation in Ukraine and Crimea.