PHARMACEUTICALS PREVAIL IN TRADES BETWEEN MONGOLIA AND CUBA

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the sideline of his official visit to the Republic of Cuba, the Foreign Minister of Mongolia L.Purevsuren has met with the Cuban Deputy Minister of Trade and Foreign Investment Ileana Barbara Nunez. L.Purevsuren noted that education, health and sports are the main fields of cooperation in Mongolia-Cuba relations, and that the predominant in the trade are pharmaceutical products. He proposed upgrading the economic collaboration in line with the latest trends, enhancing a list of articles, increasing an amount of the goods traded. Ms Nunez gave him information on the measures taken by the Cuban government for promoting foreign investments and improving their environment, and on large projects planned by the government on tourism, industry and infrastructure. Mr Puresuren underlined a significance of enriching the bilateral economic relations with new contents, especially in tourism, construction and agriculture. He said Mongolia is open to share with Cuba the lessons and practices gained in transition to market economy. The sides agreed to encourage the cooperation in increasing investments and to co-implement joint projects.