Mongolian foreign minister set for official visit

Mongolian Foreign Minister Damdin Tsogtbaatar will pay an official visit to China from Dec 3-5 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang announced on Monday.

It will be the Mongolian minister's first visit to China since a new government in Mongolia was established in October.

Wang will meet with Tsogtbaatar, Geng said, and both will hold a joint media briefing.

The two countries will exchange in-depth views on consolidating political mutual trust, deepening practical cooperation, expanding people-to-people exchanges, as well as promoting bilateral ties, Geng told a daily media conference in Beijing.

"China and Mongolia are important neighbors and developing the China-Mongolia relationship conforms to the interests of both countries and their people," Geng said. "And the new government, led by the Mongolian People's Party, has shown a positive attitude toward its ties with China since it took office."

"China is willing to work with Mongolia to push forward the bilateral relationship and practical cooperation," he added.

Tsogtbaatar will also meet with Chinese leaders and authorities in charge of other related departments.