FTA talks with resource-rich Mongolia in the offing

Japan Times Tuesday 13th March, 2012

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Mongolian counterpart, Sukhbaatar Batbold, also agreed Monday that the two countries will boost cooperation in the development of natural resources and infrastructure, according to a joint announcement released after they met in Tokyo. Mongolia, whose economy grew 17.3 percent in 2011, has no FTAs with other ...

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