Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with Mongolian Foreign Minister  B.Battsetseg at the latter’s request.

Mrs. B.Battsetseg said that the Mongolian side looks forward to giving full play to the Mongolia-China “green lanes” to further improve port operation capacity and shipment, and effectively cope with the negative impact caused by the spillover of the Ukraine crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently, the “green lanes” between China and Mongolia have been reopened, and positive progress has been made in railway transportation, road freight, customs clearance and energy and mineral trade.

China is willing to work with Mongolia to speed up the construction of the China-Russia-Mongolia Economic Corridor and promote the connectivity of railway lines between China and Mongolia, Wang Yi said.

China will continue to provide Mongolia with anti-epidemic materials and equipment, support the country’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control and ensure the smooth operation of the border ports, he added.

The two sides agreed to continue to firmly support each other in safeguarding sovereignty, security and development interests, avoid external interference and promote healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on multilateral affairs.