PREMIER RECEIVES JAPAN'S DELEGATION

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The Premier S.Batbold received Monday a visiting delegation headed by Mr. I.Koga, a member of the Japan parliament's House of Representatives and acting head of the Japan-Mongolia friendship group at the House of Representatives.
The Prime Minister has thanked the Japan's delegation for visiting Mongolia, and hoped Japanese people would overcome aftermath of the natural disaster occurred March of this year in a short time, adding that the government of Mongolia is ready to render support and assistance to the reconstruction works in Japan. The Premier has mentioned developing the bilateral relations and cooperation in all spheres is one of the priorities of the Mongolia's foreign policy, and noted agreeing to develop the relations in principle of strategic partnership has opened a new chapter for the bilateral relations.
In turn, Mr. Koga has thanked the Premier for an audience, and also expressed thanks to the government of Mongolia on behalf of Japan's government and people for rendering material and moral assistance in the hard time.
Mr. Koga has granted to the Mongolia's Premier a letter of the Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on an aspiration of Japanese companies to participate in the Tavantolgoi project.
B.Khuder