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VP meets Mongolian PM on sidelines of Beijing Games
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-23 18:51

BEIJING - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with Mongolian Prime Minister Sanj Bayar to discuss bilateral ties and the Beijing Olympics.

Xi welcomed Bayar, who came to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics and congratulated the Mongolian athletic team on making a historic breakthrough at the Games.

Mongolia's Tuvshinbayar Naidan beat Askhat Zhitkeyev, of Kazakhstan, in the men's 100kg class judo on August 14, winning Mongolia's first gold medal in 44 years.

Xi said China valued the ties with Mongolia and would like to deepen cooperation.

Bayar congratulated China on hosting a successful Olympics.

"The development of ties with China is the top priority of Mongolia's foreign policy," Bayar said. "Mongolia would like to work more closely with China to further advance bilateral ties."