On August 8, 2022 local time, State Councilor and foreign minister Wang Yi jointly met with the press after holding talks with Mongolian foreign minister batzezetseg. Wang Yi said that when he visited Mongolia again after two years, he witnessed the gratifying changes in Ulan Bator and felt the vitality of the grassland. As a friendly neighbor, China is sincerely pleased with Mongolia's rapid progress and is full of expectations for its development and revitalization. Wang Yi introduced the broad consensus reached by both sides during the visit. Both sides believe that in the face of the current complex and changeable international and regional situation, China and Mongolia share the same destiny and have the same future. We should be good neighbors, good brothers in need and good partners for common development. The two sides are willing to promote the in-depth docking of the "the Belt and Road" initiative with Mongolia's "grassland road", the global development initiative with Mongolia's "new rejuvenation policy", China's "two-step" development strategic objective with Mongolia's long-term development vision, and create three engines to promote the development of bilateral relations. The two sides reaffirmed that they respect each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and continue to firmly support each other on issues related to each other's core interests. China supports Mongolia to maintain stability, focus on development, and explore a development path that suits its own national conditions. China appreciates Mongolia's reaffirmation of its firm adherence to the one China principle and its opposition to interference in China's internal affairs in Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other affairs. The two sides agreed to strengthen border cooperation, promote the opening of ports, link railways and highways, and ensure the stability and smoothness of the industrial chain and supply chain. This time, the two sides signed the memorandum of cross-border railway connection program at Ganqi Maodu port, which will play an important role in helping Mongolia expand its opening up and strong growth. The two sides agreed to promote cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, mineral energy, science and technology, agriculture and animal husbandry, create major demonstration projects such as infrastructure and energy, and strive to achieve coordinated development and common prosperity of the two countries. The two sides agreed to coordinate and promote the erdenbren hydropower station project and speed up the solution of the power consumption problem of the people in Western Mongolia. We will support the implementation of livelihood projects such as shantytown reconstruction, sewage treatment plants and meat processing plants as soon as possible to better benefit the Mongolian people. The two sides will strengthen cooperation in afforestation and desertification elimination. China appreciates Mongolia's "planting one billion trees" plan. China has also proposed to plant 70 billion trees within 10 years, and is willing to support each other to green our common homeland and protect the green and blue sky. The two sides agreed to continue anti epidemic cooperation to protect people's lives. Increase direct flights between the two countries to facilitate personnel exchanges. Support Mongolian students to return to China as soon as possible. Strengthen youth exchanges and local cooperation, and consolidate the public opinion foundation for China Mongolia friendship. The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs, adhere to genuine multilateralism and open regionalism, promote the implementation of the global development initiative and the global security initiative, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, work together to promote the development and prosperity of Asia, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind. (news agency)