Today the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Dzhoomart Otorbayev participated in an official meeting with his counterpart, Mongolian Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag, in Ulaanbaatar.

During the meeting it was agreed that a Consulate General of Mongolia will be opened in Bishkek.

The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan stressed that "the Kyrgyz side enthusiastically accepted the proposal and supported the decision of the Mongolian side about opening of the Consulate General of Mongolia in Bishkek."

Prime Minister DzhoomartOtorbayev announced that in 2015 Kyrgyzstan scheduled parliamentary elections in the country, and stressed the importance of sharing experience with Mongolia in the reform of the electoral system.

During the discussions, special attention was paid to the issues of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. In particular, the development of a newly created Business Council between the countries was discussed. Agreements were made in the field of agriculture, animal husbandry, trade and investment, business, industry, mining, transport, construction, tourism, health care, culture and science.

Prime Minister DzhoomartOtorbayev also noticed that in both Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia the mining industry has an important role in the economy, and expressed his interest in learning from the Mongolian experience.