Prime Minister S.Batbold arrived in Irkutsk on Monday to take part in the seventh Baikal Economic Forum. Irkutsk regional governor D.F.Mezentsev and his spouse welcomed the prime minister and his wife, Kh.Otgontuya, as well as Defense Minister L.Bold, former Prime Minister S.Bayar, MPs D.Idevkhten and E.Munkh-Ochir, Ulaanbaatar Mayor G.Munkhbayar, and journalists.

After meeting with the governor, Batbold took part in the forum’s opening ceremonies, which were attended by members of the government of the Russian Federation, members of the Russian State Duma, regional governors, and delegates from Germany, China, South Korea, the United States, France, Finland, Japan, and Mongolia.

At the forum, Batbold will deliver a speech entitled, “Development Strategy and State Policy of the Baikal and Far East regions.”