Minister of Roads and Transportation of Mongolia A.Gansukh paid a working visit to Russia upon the invitation of Russian Transport Minister M.Yu.Sokolov, from August 6-8th. During the visit, Minister A.Gansukh had a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Transport Minister M.Yu.Sokolov, for talks on bilateral transport cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on transit transport via railway, technical upgrades for Ulaanbaatar Railway JVC, cooperation between the Civil Aviation Authorities of Mongolia and Russia, and MIAT and Aeroflot, and sought ways to further expand bilateral cooperation and  reach solutions.  Minister A.Gansukh then toured the Federal Air Transport Agency, Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation, and the Aero Soyuz helicopter assembly plant. Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation will train Mongolian students to become qualified personnel for the Mongolian aviation industry.

The visit by Roads and Transportation Minister A.Gansukh is significant as it comes before Russian President V.Putin's visit to Mongolia in September.