Mongolian President Stresses Good Ties With NeighborsNewly re-elected Mongolian President Nachagyn Bagabandy on Tuesday stressed that Mongolia will continue to make it a foreign policy priority to develop good and cooperative relations with its two neighbors -- China and Russia.Speaking at a press conference held at the State Palace on Tuesday, Bagabandy said relations with China and Russia have been developing smoothly in recent years. The state visits paid by Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Russian President Vladimir Putin to Mongolia, he said, have reconfirmed the basic principles of developing relations between Mongolia and China, and Mongolia and Russia in the new century. The Mongolian president also said his country attaches importance to the development of relations with Japan and other Asian countries. On domestic issues, Bagabandy said he will work with the State Great Hural, or parliament, and the government to carry out the social and economic development program. Efforts will be made to develop national industry and farming to improve the living standards of the Mongolian people, he said. Bagabandy, 51, won 57.95 percent of vote in the presidential elections on Sunday, according to the Mongolian electoral committee. |
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