Mr. Lushnikov is also a full right representative of the Far Eastern Federal District for the Russian President and was among the delegation headed by Yu. P. Trutnev, Minister of the Far Eastern Development, who paid a visit to Mongolia at the end of last week.

In addition, he also expressed that Russia is ready to render all support to Mongolia’s actions in the territory of the Russian Federation, especially in the Far East region of the country. According to Mr. Lushnikov, the agreement includes tax reductions and supports from local administrations.

Moreover, he noted that trade turnover between Mongolia and Russia is now only USD 1.7 billion and is in need for active measures to increase. Trade with the Far Eastern Federal District totals USD 42 million and is highly dissatisfying. Therefore, he called for the transportation ministers of both countries to cooperate actively with initiatives in order to increase trade by 12 times to USD 500 million in the first few years.

In a statement issued by the Ulaanbaatar Railway, it is expected that the agreement will be signed during a nearest government official’s visit of the two countries. The next high-level meeting is expected to be Mongolian Prime Minister’s visit to Russia for the Saint Petersburg’s Economic Forum, which will take place near the end of May.

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