China is willing to deepen bilateral ties and expand cooperation with Mongolia, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Saturday in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
Han met separately with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, and Parliament Speaker Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan during his visit to the country from Friday to Sunday.
When meeting with Oyun-Erdene, Han expressed the hope that China and Mongolia will continue to consolidate political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and promote mutual understanding among the people.
Han called for cooperation in energy, connectivity and infrastructure construction, as well as consultation and coordination in international and regional affairs between the two countries.
China welcomes Mongolia's designation of 2023-2025 as the "Years to Visit Mongolia," and stands ready to strengthen exchanges with Mongolia's youth, students and media, he said.
The Chinese vice president also hoped for deepening cooperation among China, Mongolia and Russia, calling for speeding up the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor.
China and Mongolia should also maintain close communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, Han said.
Oyun-Erdene said the Mongolian side greatly values the important consensus reached by the two countries' leaders on accelerating the development of bilateral friendly and cooperative relations during their high-level exchanges last year.
He said Mongolia is willing to work with China to push forward bilateral relations in a new era in the spirit of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and common development.
During his meeting with Khurelsukh, Han stressed that China and Mongolia are good neighbors, good friends and good partners.
China has always placed its relations with Mongolia at an important position in its neighborhood diplomacy, Han said, adding that the two sides have firmly supported each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns, he said.
He expressed hope that the two sides will take the building of a China-Mongolia community with a shared future as the guide and push forward bilateral ties to a higher level.
Khurelsukh said Mongolia attaches great importance to developing the comprehensive strategic partnership with China, firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to build a Mongolia-China community with a shared future to benefit the people of the two countries and the region at large.
At the meeting with Amarbayasgalan, the Chinese vice president said China appreciates that Mongolia takes developing friendly and cooperative relations with China as a key priority in its foreign policy, supports legislatures and political parties of the two countries in strengthening exchanges and cooperation, and hopes that Mongolia's State Great Hural will continue to play an important role in promoting the steady and long-term development of China-Mongolia relations.
Amarbayasgalan said it is Mongolia's strategic choice and consensus to maintain and strengthen friendly and cooperative relations of mutual benefit with China.
The Mongolian State Great Hural and all political parties look forward to further expanding exchanges and cooperation with China, learning from each other and helping expand and deepen cooperation, said the speaker.
China, Mongolia vow to deepen ties, expand cooperation
