Chinese envoy attends inauguration ceremony of Mongolia's new president

Vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress Uyunqimg on Friday attended the inauguration ceremony of Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar as a special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Uyunqimg congratulated Enkhbayar at the ceremony, saying that as a friendly neighbor, China attaches great importance to developing good-neighborly partnership of mutual trust with Mongolia.

"I believe that under the leadership of Nambaryn Enkhbayar and the Mongolian government, the Mongolian people will build a nice country and the relations between China and Mongolia will be expanded in the future," she said.

Earlier in the day, Uyunqimg met with Mongolian Prime Minister Tsakhia Elbegdorj, and the two sides pledged to expand cooperation in the fields of politics, culture, trade and economy.

Uyunqimg, who arrived in Mongolia on Thursday, is scheduled to wind up her visit on Saturday.

Source: Xinhua