The bilateral relations between China and Mongolia have maintained a sound momentum of growth, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Guo made the remarks when responding to the news that Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene will attend the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games scheduled for Feb 14.
"At China's invitation, Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene will attend the closing ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin from Feb 13 to 15. Premier Li Qiang will meet with the visiting Mongolian Prime Minister in Harbin," said Guo.
"China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. Our current bilateral relationship maintains a good momentum of development with close high-level interactions, deepening friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation, and real benefits for the two peoples. We believe that Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene attending the upcoming events in China will help deepen our political mutual trust, add new dimensions to the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic partnership, and promote the building of a China-Mongolia community with a shared future," Guo added.
China, Mongolia enjoy sound momentum of growth in bilateral relations: spokesman
The new China-Mongolia cross-border railway is expected to serve as a new bridge for boosting connectivity between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in Beijing on Thursday.
China and Mongolia held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to mark the official launch of construction on the Gantsmod–Gashuunsukhait rail project, which will be the second cross-border rail link between the two countries.
Lin said at a regular press briefing that the railway would inject new momentum into the development of China-Mongolia bilateral relations.
"On May 14, China and Mongolia held a ceremony to mark the official groundbreaking of the Gantsmod-Gashuunsukhait cross-border railway, which is the second cross-border railway between the two countries. Expanding cooperation in key areas such as economy and trade, energy, mining and connectivity is an important common understanding between President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. In February this year, Premier Li Qiang and Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene jointly witnessed the exhibiting of the cooperation agreement on the Gantsmod-Gashuunsukhait railway and coal trade," said Lin.
"The construction of this cross-border railway is not only a concrete step of implementing the important common understanding between the presidents of the two countries, but also an important action to synergize the Belt and Road Initiative and Mongolia's Steppe Road Program. We hope this railway will serve as a new bridge for China-Mongolia connectivity, fostering deeper development integration, promoting industrial synergy, and expanding visits and exchanges, thereby injecting new impetus in to the building of a China-Mongolia community with a shared future," he said.
New cross-border railway to enhance connectivity between China, Mongolia: FM spokesman
