Mongolia South Korea intense bilateral cooperation

Oyundelger 2019-03-29 05:03

Politics

Official talks of Mongolia’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh and Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon have been concluded.

Official talks of Mongolia’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh and Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon have been concluded. During the talks, the Prime Ministers agreed to intensify implementation of projects on construction of thermal power plants in 10 provinces with USD 300 million non-refundable aid granted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and construction of 2 apartment complexes in UB with USD 500 million soft loan. The two countries will celebrate the 30^th anniversary of establishment of the diplomatic relations. Within it, the sides agreed to bring current relations at strategic partnership level and to study possibilities of mutual visa-free travel further. Moreover, the sides decided to involve physicians in retraining in Korea and organize arts, cultural and sports competitions ahead of the 30^th anniversary. Mutually agreed issues during the official talks will be discussed in detail at the Fourth Intergovernmental Commission Meeting to be held at the first half of this year.