PM meets Speaker of Russian Duma

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg was received Monday by the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Mr Sergey Naryshkin, who is on the official visit here at the invitation of the Speaker Z.Enkhbold. Mr Naryshkin expressed a confidence that his visit will be an important contribution to boosting of the traditional friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries. In response, the PM said that a maintaining of friendly relations of good neighbors with Russia and deepening of the bilateral cooperation are a priority of Mongolia’s foreign policy. He also expressed a satisfaction with the intensified high level interactions between Mongolia and Russia. He expressed an interest to cooperate with Russia in new spheres such as building of highways, while continuing the cooperation in traditional spheres including railways, constructions, energy, mining, and agriculture.