MINISTER RECEIVES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Energy D.Zorigt received on December 24 the Russian Ambassador to Mongolia Mr I.K.Azizov. The sides discussed the Mongolia-Russia cooperation in energy sector. The Minister said the last two years have been a success for the two countries relations, and that a working visit of the Russian President V.Putin and signing of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in September revived the bilateral cooperation. Pilot commissioning commenced on the recent extension of the Fourth Thermal Station, built in 1983 with a non-refundable aid from that times USSR government, and the project has been co-realized by Russian Ural Turbine Plant, he said. Sustainable trades of energy and power are running between the two countries, he went on. In order to upgrade the relations in the energy sphere, the sides should discuss about constructing aero-transit power grids to exchange power between Mongolia, Russia and China in a scope of “Steppe Road” project; Russia’s support to the Water Power Stations’ projects in Mongolia; put mutual efforts to implement works reflected in “Road designs”, adopted November 27 of 2013 during the 17th meeting of Intergovernmental Committee; and exchange opinions on the issue of “Energy Club”, which was outlined in the MoU signed December 6 of 2013 in Moscow. The Ambassador congratulated D.Zorigt for being appointed the Minister and wished him success in his works. He also promised to put all possible efforts to boost the energy cooperation and to pursue immediately the matters suggested by the Minister.