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China, Mongolia oppose politicizing COVID-19 origin tracing, stress further cooperation
Updated 09:27, 28-Jul-2021
CGTN
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China and Mongolia stressed opposing politicizing the issue of tracing COVID-19 origins and agreed to deepen cooperation in the fields of mining, energy, finance, agriculture, husbandry and infrastructure construction, and innovate new forms and contents of people-to-people exchanges.

The consensus was reached during a meeting between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the visiting Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday.

Anti-epidemic cooperation

Wang said China and Mongolia have supported and helped each other since the outbreak of COVID-19, writing a new chapter of bilateral friendship, and China is ready to continue providing Mongolia with necessary help in fighting the epidemic. 

Moreover, the two sides welcomed the WHO-China joint report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins, stressing that origin tracing is scientific work and should not be politicized. They also called on the WHO Secretariat to cooperate with member states in accordance with relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly to promote global origin tracing research. 

Following the talks, the two foreign ministers jointly met the press and issued a statement on further strengthening anti-epidemic cooperation. 

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg hold joint press conference in Tianjin Municipality, north China, July 27, 2021. /China's Foreign Ministry

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg hold joint press conference in Tianjin Municipality, north China, July 27, 2021. /China's Foreign Ministry

Comprehensive strategic partnership

To upgrade bilateral practical cooperation, the two sides agreed to further align the Belt and Road Initiative with the Grassland Road initiative of Mongolia and strive to achieve the bilateral trade target of $10 billion at an early date. 

In terms of strengthening cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, they vowed to jointly oppose unilateralism, support multilateralism, oppose separatism and confrontation, and support win-win cooperation, to build a community with a shared future for mankind. 

China also invited Mongolian leaders to attend the 2021 Taiyuan Energy Low Carbon Development Forum online, and welcomed Prime Minister Oyun Erden and Gombojav Zandanshatar, parliamentary speaker, to visit China at an appropriate time. 

Battsetseg expressed the willingness to work with China to enrich the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. 

Mongolia will not participate in any country-specific mechanism, she said. 

Noting that Tibet is an inalienable part of China's territory, the Mongolian foreign minister stressed that Tibet-related issues are China's internal affairs and Mongolia will not let the Tibet-related issues interfere with the development of bilateral relations. 

Mongolia supports the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and wishes the sports event a complete success, she said. 

She also said Mongolia is willing to work with China to advance Mongolia-China-Russia trilateral cooperation.

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