PRESIDENT MEETS HEAD OF MONGOLIA-RUSSIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, who is on a working visit to the Russian Federation, received May 7 the Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment and a head of the Mongolia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission Mr Sergei Donskoi. The President congratulated on the 70thanniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and said “The anniversary is being marked solemnly in our country, as well”. He noted that many works have been forwarded since the visit of V.V.Putin to Mongolia, including the visa exemption between the people of Russia and Mongolia, which started being implemented last November. “The number of passengers and vehicles crossing the borders has doubled against the period of visa issuance”, he said, in that regard, the customs’ processes must be accelerated. The sides agreed that the Intergovernmental Commission is the vital mechanism in settling all matters regarding the bilateral cooperation, and that the authorities should focus on intensifying the activities, refine the composition of the Commission and closely assess the implementations of issued decisions by the Commission. As the Commission’s activities concern a wide range of issues, the dignitaries exchanged their views on many important matters. Present at the meeting were, the Foreign Minister of Mongolia L.Purevsuren, the Chief of Staff of the President’s Office P.Tsagaan, Mongolian Ambassador to Russia Sh.Altangerel, and the head of the Department of Foreign Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment N.Inamov along with the head of Division for Inter Governmental Cooperation at the Department A.Balakirovna.