NAY PYI TAW - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Mongolian counterpart Luvsanvandan Bold on the sidelines of the series of Foreign Ministers Meetings on East Asia cooperation in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw Friday.

Wang said the year 2014 marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mongolia, the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on China-Mongolia relationship of friendship and cooperation as well as the year of friendly exchanges between China and Mongolia.

Believing that this year will be an important one in the course of the development of bilateral relations, Wang stressed the two sides should step up high level interactions, strengthen political mutual trust, further advance their relations in both scale and scope, work for new breakthrough in practical cooperation in connectivity, energy and resources so as to open up broader prospects for bilateral cooperation.

He also emphasized the need for people-to-people and cultural exchanges be expanded so as to nurture the mutual understanding and amicable feelings between the two peoples.

Bold noted that the Mongolian side attaches great importance to its relations with China, standing ready to work with China toward the shared goal and seize the opportunity to elevate bilateral relations to a new height.