Prime Minister of Mongolia, Zandanshatar Gombojav, received Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation and Head of the Russian side to the Mongolia–Russia Intergovernmental Commission, Alexander Aleksandrovich Kozlov, on December 19, 2025.
At the outset of the meeting, the Prime Minister congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Gankhuyag Khassuuri and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, heads of the national sections of the two sides, on the successful organization of the 27th regular meeting of the Mongolia–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Ulaanbaatar.
PM Zandanshatar informed that the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia ratified the Interim Free Trade Agreement (ITA) between Mongolia and the Eurasian Economic Union on December 12, 2025, and expressed hope that Russia and other EAEU member states would ratify the ITA in the near future.
He also expressed gratitude to Russia for its constant supply of petroleum products to Mongolia amid difficult domestic conditions in Russia and instability in international markets. Stressing that gasoline consumption in Mongolia increases particularly during the winter season, the Prime Minister requested the Russian side to pay special attention to increasing and stabilizing supplies.
Within the framework of energy cooperation, the PM emphasized that jointly implementing the Egi River Hydropower Plant project would be mutually beneficial and proposed close cooperation in the construction works.
Minister Kozlov thanked the Prime Minister for meeting with him and informed that the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation plans to ratify the ITA between Mongolia and the EAEU at its session yesterday.
He further underscored the importance of cooperation in the energy sector and stated that Russia would give due attention to the supply of petroleum products to Mongolia.
He also highlighted the significance attached to cooperation in humanitarian sectors such as education, culture, and health, expressing readiness to actively develop collaboration in these areas.
Furthermore, the two sides stressed that the absence of direct flights between the capitals of the two countries negatively affects not only people-to-people exchanges but also bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and agreed to work together to restore direct flights.
In the conclusion of the meeting, PM Zandanshatar expressed confidence that the parties would actively cooperate to implement the Protocol signed following the 27th meeting of the Mongolia–Russia Intergovernmental Commission held in Ulaanbaatar and achieve tangible results.

Published Date:2025-12-22