Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. The first meeting of the chairs of the joint working group to advance the implementation of the Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor Program was successfully held virtually yesterday, November 5.

Participants took part in the meeting were headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mongolia B.Munkhjin, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of Russia Petr Zaselsky, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China Ning Jizhe.

At the meeting, the joint statement on the commencement of the feasibility study for Renovation of Central Railway Corridor of Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor, as well as its draft working plan has been finalized and sides agreed to sign during the next meeting of the heads of the three countries.

Furthermore, the sides held discussion on the road transport project that was agreed to be realized as a priority within the trilateral economic corridor and progress of the project to build gas pipeline connecting Russia and China through Mongolian territory, while exchanging views on other areas of cooperation.

Within the framework of the Mongolia-Russia-China Economic Corridor Program which was approved during the summit of the heads of the three countries in 2016, 32 projects and activities in 9 sectors, including transportation, energy, industry, border customs, science and technology, and agriculture will be jointly implemented.