Li Keqiang Meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene

On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, Premier Li Keqiang met with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Li Keqiang said that China and Mongolia are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. China always views the China-Mongolia relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective. President Xi Jinping maintains frequent communication with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. China will intensify high-level exchanges with Mongolia to enhance political mutual trust, deepen win-win cooperation, strengthen communication and coordination regarding international and regional affairs, and continuously push the China-Mongolia comprehensive strategic partnership to new development stages.

Li Keqiang pointed out that China attaches great importance to the cargo clearance in border ports, and will prioritize the smooth operation of the ports on both sides to help increase bilateral economic and trade cooperation. China will advance the progress of railway, highway, energy and other projects and carry out cooperation in the spirit of China-Mongolia friendship and in compliance with market principles and business rules. China will continue to support and help Mongolia within its capacity to combat the pandemic, and will enhance exchanges of personnel such as foreign students, so that China-Mongolia cooperation will create more benefits for the peoples of both countries.

Oyun-Erdene congratulated on China's successful hosting of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 as scheduled in a pandemic backdrop, and thanked China for supporting his country's combat against the pandemic. He said that he was delighted to first visit China after he took the Prime Minister's office. Mongolia will work with China to fight the pandemic and maintain the border ports' smooth operation. Mongolia will further align the two countries' development strategies, deepen cooperation in such fields as energy, mining, transportation infrastructure and desertification prevention and control, strengthen communication between young people, and bring bilateral relations to a new level.

After the meeting, both sides issued the Joint Statement Between the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the Mongolia.