Senior CPC official arrives for Mongolia visit

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan arrived here Saturday, kicking off an official good-will visit to Mongolia.

During his two-day stay in the neighboring country, Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is expected to meet Mongolian leaders and discuss how to further boost bilateral relations as well as party-to-party exchanges.

China and Mongolia, as neighbors sharing a 4,710-km border line, have deepened political mutual trust, economic and trade cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges in recent years.

China has been Mongolia's biggest trade partner and main source of investment for many years, with Mongolia's trade with China accounting for more than 60 percent of its total foreign trade volume.

In 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Mongolia, and the two countries agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership -- the highest rank in Mongolia's diplomatic relations.

In July, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid a visit to Mongolia, the first by a Chinese premier in six years.

Liu visits Mongolia at the invitation of Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) Miyegombo Enkhbold, also chairman of the State Great Hural, Mongolia's parliament.

Mongolia is the first stop of Liu's Asia-Europe tour, which will also take him to Greece and Hungary. Endi