Pres. Lee Holds Summit with Mongolian Leader
President Lee Myung-bak, who arrived in resource-rich Mongolia Sunday, on the first leg of his three-nation Central Asia tour, began his second day there by holding a bilateral summit with President Tsakhia Elbegdorj.
During the summit, the two leaders agreed to elevate their relations to a "comprehensive partnership" to boost cooperation in energy and resources while issuing a joint statement on adopting a mid-term action plan that provides guidelines for bilateral cooperation.
Under the plan, Korea is expected to expand its investment in Mongolia's infrastructure and construction sectors, participate in the construction of 100-thousand apartment units, join efforts in developing natural resources and boost people-to-people exchanges, along with technologies in the medical sector.
The two sides also agreed to increase the number of air routes to encourage active cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and inked a series of deals on cooperation in health care and mineral resources.
Korea is Mongolia's fourth-largest trading partner and about one percent of the Mongolian population works in Korea in the manufacturing sector.
In regards to issues involving North Korea, President Lee explained Seoul's efforts to realize denuclearization on the Korean peninsula to which the Mongolian leader welcomed last month's dialogue between the two Koreas/// in an attempt to resolve the nuclear standoff.
Earlier, in an interview with Udriin sonina, a leading Mongolian daily President Lee reiterated his proposal to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to attend next year's Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, stressing that it would serve as a chance for the regime to declare its denuclearization commitment and improve ties with the international community.
Lee will fly to Uzbekistan his second stop of the tour on Tuesday.
Yoo Ji-hae, Arirang News.
In the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, President Lee Myung-bak will hold a summit with his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov where the Korean leader is expected to sign a collaborative energy development contract worth 4 billion US dollars.
AUG 23, 2011
Reporter : julz1201@arirangtv.co
During the summit, the two leaders agreed to elevate their relations to a "comprehensive partnership" to boost cooperation in energy and resources while issuing a joint statement on adopting a mid-term action plan that provides guidelines for bilateral cooperation.
Under the plan, Korea is expected to expand its investment in Mongolia's infrastructure and construction sectors, participate in the construction of 100-thousand apartment units, join efforts in developing natural resources and boost people-to-people exchanges, along with technologies in the medical sector.
The two sides also agreed to increase the number of air routes to encourage active cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and inked a series of deals on cooperation in health care and mineral resources.
Korea is Mongolia's fourth-largest trading partner and about one percent of the Mongolian population works in Korea in the manufacturing sector.
In regards to issues involving North Korea, President Lee explained Seoul's efforts to realize denuclearization on the Korean peninsula to which the Mongolian leader welcomed last month's dialogue between the two Koreas/// in an attempt to resolve the nuclear standoff.
Earlier, in an interview with Udriin sonina, a leading Mongolian daily President Lee reiterated his proposal to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to attend next year's Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, stressing that it would serve as a chance for the regime to declare its denuclearization commitment and improve ties with the international community.
Lee will fly to Uzbekistan his second stop of the tour on Tuesday.
Yoo Ji-hae, Arirang News.
In the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, President Lee Myung-bak will hold a summit with his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov where the Korean leader is expected to sign a collaborative energy development contract worth 4 billion US dollars.
AUG 23, 2011
Reporter : julz1201@arirangtv.co
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