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The Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene received today the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Pak Jin who is on an official visit to our country.At the beginning of the meeting the Prime Minister expressed his confidence that the visit of Minister Park Jin will strengthen the strategic partnership between Mongolia and the Republic of Korea and make a valuable contribution to opening a new page of cooperation.Also the New Revival Policy is coordinated with the policy of the South Korean government to attract Korean investment in the fields of transportation logistics energy environment and infrastructure to introduce know-how and advanced technology to jointly implement major projects and programs and to promote cooperation between the two countries. He expressed confidence that both sides will continue to cooperate in supporting air transport operations and intensifying cargo transportation.The Government of Mongolia made a decision to exempt Korean citizens from visa requirements for tourism in Mongolia creating favorable conditions for increasing the flow of Korean tourists. The Prime Minister emphasized that he is confident that based on the principle of equality between the citizens of the two countries Mongolian citizens will also be given visa concessions Mongolia will be included in the list of electronic visas issued by the Republic of Korea and in the future citizens of the two countries will be able to travel without a visa. During the meeting the two sides jointly studied the issue of visa-free travel of Mongolian citizens to the Republic of Korea and agreed to form a working group to jointly study visa-free travel with special emphasis on facilitating visa conditions.South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin expressed his support for Mongolias proposal to join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC and become a participant in the East Asia Summit. He also expressed his interest in cooperating with Mongolia in the supply of raw materials for rare earth elements and semiconductors and expressed his willingness to provide a grant from the Republic of Korea for the establishment of a joint research center for rare earth elements. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea noted that within the framework of the policy of the Government of Mongolia to create a new city and free economy in Khushi Valley the development project of New Century Wood city will be implemented.