MIAT EXPANDS TIES WITH KOREAN AIR

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Authorities of the Mongolian Airlines state-owned company (MIAT) and the Korean Airlines of the South Korea signed on Monday a memorandum of mutual understanding on widening of the strategic partnership cooperation. The Korean Air company will cooperate with the MIAT by bringing the latter's service quality to a world level, ensuring implementation of a strategic goal of the MIAT to join the Sky Team (airline alliance), assist in improving an effectiveness of safety, flights, techniques and expenditure management. The companies' authorities consider that the air transport has a main role in expanding the economic and commercial development of the both countries. Present at the ceremony were S.Batbold, the Prime Minister; and Ts.Dashdorj, the Minister of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development. B.Khuder