ukhnagen sukh invites vladimir putin not to his office, but to his yurt. her built right inside the palace. it is customary to hold meetings with high-ranking guests here like this. this year. we are celebrating several anniversaries that characterize the stages of development of relations between our countries: the seventy-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the ulaanbaatar railway, 65 years since we began to develop virgin lands together, 50 years ago the city of erdnet was created on the basis of a mining and processing plant. you have already listed the dates that we are celebrating this year. they are all significant for both russia and mongolia. the only thing is, what i would like to add is ardaneta, which you mentioned. it was planned by architects from leningrad. the construction of erdenet began in the seventies literally in an open field, today it is the second largest city in mongolia. the main event for the two countries is the eighty-fifth anniversary of the victory of the soviet and mongolian armies over the japanese aggressors on the

the president of the republic ukhnagen khurel sukh expressed confidence in further strengthening of the relationship. it is pleasant to note that the relations between our countries and peoples are traditionally friendly. at present , the interaction between mongolia and russia has reached the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. i believe that your visit will undoubtedly make a great contribution to the development of our good-neighborly relations, and your arrival will also give an additional impetus to trade and economic cooperation in such areas such as fuel, energy, transport, logistics, ecology, culture, education, health care and other areas of humanitarian cooperation. also today, the two leaders held one-on-one talks open to the press and part of the meeting, which in the language of diplomacy is usually called the dry word protocol, was held in mongolian style. the presidents took their places in a richly decorated yurt in a colorful manner. vladimir putin emphasized that for decades, the people of russia and mongolia have carefully preserved the memory of the heroi