As part of his official visit to Mongolia, on June 26 Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu met with the country’s Minister of Roads and Transport, Borkhuu Delgersaikhan.
The parties emphasized the importance of deepening Kazakh-Mongolian cooperation in the field of transport and logistics.
The close geographical interconnectedness of Kazakhstan and Mongolia was noted, creating objective prerequisites for expanding the partnership. Current areas of cooperation were discussed, including rail and road transport, civil aviation, and the development of road infrastructure.
Special attention was given to the project of constructing the Kazakhstan-Russia-Mongolia highway, the implementation of which will reduce the route length between the two countries by more than 800 kilometers and help achieve the goal of increasing mutual trade turnover to 500 million US dollars.
The meeting also discussed the increase of export-import transportation through the supply of Kazakh grain and oilseed crops, as well as transport engineering products, including locomotives and passenger cars.
The Kazakh side noted that the implementation of joint projects would provide Mongolia access to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and other major Eurasian logistics corridors passing through Kazakhstan.
The parties confirmed their mutual commitment to developing international transport corridors and holding a trilateral meeting of the transport ministers of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia in China in July.
