Russian, Chinese and Mongolian FMs discuss implementation of Russia-Mongolia-China economic corridor program

MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on the sidelines of a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State in Astana on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"During a substantive conversation, they exchanged views on enhancing trilateral cooperation in various areas, implementing a roadmap for advancing cooperation and a program for establishing the Russia-Mongolia-China economic corridor, as well as priority areas for further development of this promising format," the ministry said in a statement published on its website on Wednesday.

The parties said that joint efforts made by the three countries "can make an important contribution to bolstering peace and security in the Asian region," the statement said.