China-Mongolia cooperation on desertification will bring tangible benefits: spokesperson

(ECNS) -- The establishment of the China-Mongolia Desertification Prevention and Control Cooperation Center is an important way of supporting Mongolia in implementing its plan to plant one billion trees, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ningsaid on Monday.

Mao made the remarks at a news press conference when asked to make some comments on the establishment of the center. 

It was reported that when meeting with Chairman Luo Zhaohui of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) recently, Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene said that Mongolia is ready to step up development cooperation with China in areas such as desertification prevention and control under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Global Development Initiative (GDI).

The two sides also unveiled the China-Mongolia Desertification Prevention and Control Cooperation Center on the same day.

"It shows China’s commitment to the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness and to friendship and partnership in its diplomacy with its neighbors," Mao said.

She noted that with the joint efforts of both sides and the support from the international community, China-Mongolia cooperation on desertification prevention and control will bring tangible benefits to the two countries and the rest of the region.