US discussed 'creative ways' to help landlocked Mongolia export rare earths - officials
Source: Reuters
US discussed 'creative ways' to help landlocked Mongolia export rare earths - officials
David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis
Fri, August 4, 2023 at 3:21 PM EDT·2 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Mongolian officials this week discussed "creative ways" to ensure the landlocked country, dependent on goodwill from its neighbors China and Russia, could get critical minerals onto the world market, a U.S. State Department official said on Friday.
Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene told Reuters on Wednesday after meeting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington that Mongolia would deepen cooperation with the United States on mining rare earths and other minerals with high-tech applications.
On Friday, he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and signed an "Open Skies" civil aviation agreement, and both sides pledged further economic cooperation.
A U.S. State Department official briefing reporters said the national carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines would be able to fly direct to an as-yet-undecided U.S. airport by next year.
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