Member of Parliament and Minister of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh, who is participating in the third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, has met with Vladimir Endreevich Puchkov, Russia's Minister of Emergency Situations to discuss cooperation at the border.   

In 1995, Mongolia signed an agreement on intergovernmental cooperation between Russia and Mongolia in  protection from industrial accidents and natural disaster, and in the field of eliminating the risk of disaster. Intergovernmental commission meetings have since been held 13 times, and regional meetings are now held twice a year.   

During the official visit of President of Russia Vladimir to Mongolia last year, an intergovernmental agreement to protect forests from fires was also signed.  

Minister Puchkov has invited Minister U.Khurelsukh to participate in the joint exercises of Russian and Mongolian emergency rescue teams to be held in May in Moscow.

Minister U.Khurelsukh stressed, “It is time to lead the next stage of agreements which have been concluded. Let’s cooperate in the field of protection from disaster. Work in the field of emergency response and prevention is the work of brave-hearted people. A Motherland sits in the hands of brave-hearted people.”