President meets Mongolian counterpart
Xinhua reports that,
BEIJING—China and Mongolia are on a smooth track of developing their relations, and the two countries have broad potentials and bright prospects in friendly cooperation, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Saturday.
Hu made the remarks in a meeting with Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar, who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday night.
Hu thanked Mongolia for supporting the Beijing Olympics and expressed appreciation of President Enkhbayar’s contribution to the development of bilateral relations.
The Chinese president said that China and Mongolia will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, and he hoped that the two sides could hold various activities to enhance friendship and bolster exchanges. On the basis of the principle of seeking mutual benefits and a win-win outcome, the two sides should widen and deepen their practical cooperation, and strengthen cooperation under the frameworks of the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and northeast Asia cooperation. Enkhbayar said the Mongolian government of successive terms have all attached great importance to developing relations with China. Mongolia hopes to maintain high-level bilateral exchanges, boost cooperation in various fields including infrastructure, and cooperate and coordinate closely with China on international and regional issues, said the president.
Enkhbayar congratulated the Chinese Olympic delegation on winning its first gold medal on Saturday, and expressed his belief that the Beijing Games with the theme of “One World, One Dream” will succeed and help promote friendship between the peoples of various countries.
“After watching the opening ceremony last night, I personally felt China’s economic and social achievements,” Enkhbayar said.




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