Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping noted that Mongolia is an important and friendly neighbor of China and it is in the two countries’ interests to further develop their relations. He expressed China’s willingness to elevate the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Mongolia to new heights.

L.Oyun-Erdene said the on-time holding of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics offered the world the confidence of beating the pandemic. He expressed Mongolia’s willingness to deepen cooperation with China, and link Mongolia’s new revival policy with the Belt and Road Initiative and China’s 14th Five-Year Plan. Therefore, a highway connecting Mongolia’s northernmost checkpoint of Altanbulag to southernmost checkpoint of Zamyn-Uud will be constructed as a part of Belt and Road Initiative.

As the chairperson of the Mongolian People’s Party, L.Oyun-Erdene also expressed again his congratulations for the centenary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and his wish for the success of the CPC’s 20th National Congress.