Kyiv, Moscow and Ulan Bator are to consider the prospects for joint coal production on the territory of Mongolia.
An instruction of Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Ministry on the creation of a respective expert group dated October 12, 2011 has been posted on the ministry’s Web site.
According to the document, the expert group will examine the possibilities for coal extraction in Mongolia and draft a proposition on Ukraine’s participation in the trilateral project.
First Deputy Energy and Coal Minister Ihor Popovych will head the expert group, which will consist of representatives from departments of the Energy and Coal Ministry, the Ecology and Natural Resource Ministry, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, and experts from organizations specialized in mine construction.
The expert group was formed by order of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych for the implementation of agreements achieved during a state visit to Ukraine by President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in June 2011.
