Mongolia, Russia, China Discuss Issues On Railway Transportation
ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia), Aug 20 (Bernama) -- A meeting was held here on Monday to resolve some issues in rail transportation for freight and passengers between Mongolia, Russia and China, Mongolia's MONTSAME news agency reported.
During the three-day meeting, the parties seek to find solutions to the problems faced by the Mongolia-China and Ulaanbaatar-East Siberia railway transportation.
Among issues that will be discussed are reducing checking time of the Ulaanbaatar-Irkutsk (Russia) train at Naushki station in Russia and Mongolia's keenness to reach an agreement with Russia on creating a route between Naushki and Sukhbaatar (Mongolia) beginning January next year.
The two sides are expected to present the trilateral agreement and to ink it on the last day of the meeting.
Mongolia first established the trilateral intergovernmental agreement with Russia and China in 1952 on creating the direct railway networks.
To date, the Ulaanbaatar Railway has 1,815 km rails divided into 80 stations across the country. The Mongolian section of the line, connected to Russia and China, runs for 1,110 km.
According to statistics, the freight size and number of passengers by railway has been increasing recently.
-- BERNAMA
During the three-day meeting, the parties seek to find solutions to the problems faced by the Mongolia-China and Ulaanbaatar-East Siberia railway transportation.
Among issues that will be discussed are reducing checking time of the Ulaanbaatar-Irkutsk (Russia) train at Naushki station in Russia and Mongolia's keenness to reach an agreement with Russia on creating a route between Naushki and Sukhbaatar (Mongolia) beginning January next year.
The two sides are expected to present the trilateral agreement and to ink it on the last day of the meeting.
Mongolia first established the trilateral intergovernmental agreement with Russia and China in 1952 on creating the direct railway networks.
To date, the Ulaanbaatar Railway has 1,815 km rails divided into 80 stations across the country. The Mongolian section of the line, connected to Russia and China, runs for 1,110 km.
According to statistics, the freight size and number of passengers by railway has been increasing recently.
-- BERNAMA
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