2010-06-01 16:24

ULAN BATOR - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Tuesday to start his two-day official visit to Mongolia after concluding a three-day visit to Japan.

The visit is the first by a Chinese premier in 16 years and also the first by Wen as premier.

During the visit, Wen will hold talks with his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaataryn Batbold, and meet President Tsakhia Elbegdorj and Damdingiin Demberel, chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, to exchange views on bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common concern.

During Wen's stay, both countries will also ink a variety of trade and economic cooperation agreements.

According to Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Yu Hongyao in a recent interview, in recent years, thanks to the joint efforts of both countries, China-Mongolia ties have undergone continuous development, with mutual political trust being deepened, trade and economic cooperation widened, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges increased.

Mongolia is the third leg of Premier Wen's four-nation Asia tour, which has already taken him to South Korea and Japan and will take him to Myanmar.