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Mongolian parliament speaker meets Chinese NPC Tibetan delegation

Xinhua, November 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Miyegombo Enkhbold, chairman of the State Great Hural, Mongolia's parliament, on Monday met with a visiting Tibetan delegation of the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC).

The delegation is headed by Penba Tashi, Deputy to the People's Congress of Tibet Autonomous Region and Vice Chairman of the Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Enkhbold, also chairman of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), said during the meeting that Mongolia always adheres to the consistent stand of supporting China in issues concerning Tibet.

The relations between Mongolia and China are in a favorable momentum, and bilateral cooperation has kept deepening in all fields, including politics, economy and culture, said Enkhbold.

Exchanges of legislatures are an important part of relations between the two countries, and have made positive contributions to the development of bilateral ties, he added.

During the meeting, Penba Tashi introduced to the Mongolian side major achievements made in the socioeconomic development of Tibet.

The delegation started the visit to Mongolia on Sunday. The delegation has also met with Mongolian parliament members from the Mongolia-China friendship group in the State Great Hural and representatives from the local academic and religious communities. Endi