Presidents of Russia and Mongolia sign comprehensive strategic partnership

AKIPRESS.COM - After the official talks between the Mongolian and Russian Presidents at the State House, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga attended a ceremony to sign intergovernmental and inter-agency documents on bilateral relations and cooperation, Montsame reported.
The heads of state signed a treaty between Mongolia and the Russian Federation on Friendly Relations and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Previously, Mongolia and the Russian Federation established a treaty on friendly relations and cooperation in 1993, which was renewed by the two countries in 2009 with a declaration of Strategic Partnership.
Afterwards, following ten documents on cooperation in various fields were concluded by the government officials and business delegates from Mongolia and Russia at the ceremony.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia D.Tsogtbaatar and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation between Mongolia and Russia in the fight against terrorism.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia D.Tsogtbaatar and Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maksim Oreshkin signed an agreement between the governments of Mongolia and Russia on promoting interregional and cross-border cooperation.
-State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Mongolia Kh.Batbileg and the First Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia Andrey Boytsov signed a protocol on the renewal of the 2014 intergovernmental agreement on the provision of military and technical assistance to Mongolia.
-Director General of the Mongolian Customs General Administration B.Asralt and Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia Vladimir Bulavin signed a protocol on cooperation in ensuring the stable functioning of the Kyakhta-Altanbulag international automobile checkpoint on the Mongolian-Russian border and plan for 2020-2024 on cooperation between the customs agencies of the two countries.
-Director of the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Authority, the Implementing Agency of the Mongolian Government Kh.Kherlen and General Director of the JSC Rusgeology of Russia Sergey Gorkov signed an agreement between the agencies.
-CEO of the Mongol Post JSC B.Ankhbaatar and CEO of the Russian Post Nikolay Podguzov signed a strategic cooperation agreement between the two organizations.
-CEO of Erdenes Mongol LLC P.Gankhuu and Chairman of the Management Board and Director General of the national grid company Rosseti Pavel Livinsky signed a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations.
-Director of the DBM Asset Management LLC investment company of Mongolia and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev signed a cooperation agreement.