MONGOLIA-CHINA JOINT COMMISSION MEETING BEGINS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ The 5th meeting of the Mongolia-China intergovernmental commission on border waters kicked off on Friday in the "Ikh Tenger" complex in Ulaanbaatar city.

The meeting was opened by Ch.Jargalsaikhan, the Vice Minister of Tourism and Environment and representative of the Mongolia's side of the commission, and by Jiao Yong, China's Vice Minister of Water Resources and representative of China's side.

The two sides intend to discuss works done until this meeting, to put forward proposals on the cooperation for 2012 and to release a protocol on action plan of the joint commission for 2012-2013. Moreover, the sides will discuss implementation course of a project on geological measurement of the Buir Lake, a setting up of a guard of border waters hydrology, and exchanging of information on hydrology.

B.Khuder