Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Battsetseg Batmunkh, received today the Chief Executive Officer of Oyu Tolgoi LLC, Ms. Deirdré Lingenfelder.

The minister emphasized that the successful implementation of the Oyu Tolgoi project not only increases the country’s budget revenues and the income of national suppliers, but also makes invaluable investments in young Mongolians by teaching them advanced mining technologies and Western business methods. Foreign Minister Battsetseg confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia would provide all necessary support to the Oyu Tolgoi project.

Ms. Deirdre Lingenfelder briefed the Minister on current developments in the Oyu Tolgoi project, stressing that the project’s mining and financing activities are proceeding according to plan with a focus on achieving sustainable production of quality copper concentrate. Mrs. Deidre Lingenfelder also invited Foreign Minister B. Battsetseg to visit the Oyu Tolgoi mine site.