Wang Min met with mining delegations of six countries and
signed the cooperation agreement with Cambodia and UAE
On Nov.4, Wang Min, the Vice Minister of Ministry of Land and Resources , met separately with guests of delegations from six countries coming to attend CHINA MINING 2012. The two sides talked about further strengthening the communication and cooperation in the field of geology and mining. Wang Min, on behalf of Ministry of Land and Resources, signed the proceedings and memorandum separately on cooperation with the department in charge of mining of Cambodia and Argentina.
Wang Min met separately with Tolesa Shagi, State Minister for Mines of Ethiopia; Ezekiel Momakewa, Vice Secretary for Mineral Resources, Energy and Water Resources, The Republic of Botswana; Sasara ChasaLa George Botswana ambassador to China; Tan Kim Vinn, State Secretary of Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, Cambodia; Jorge Omar Mayoral, Secretary of Argentina Mining; Gustavo A. Martino,Argentina ambassador to China; Oyun Erdenbulgan, Deputy Minister of Mines, Mongolia; Tsedenjav Sukhbaatar, Mongolia ambassador to China, Akhom Tounalom, Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, The Lao People`s Democratic Republic; and their delegations.
Wang Min said it is meaningful to deeply exchange and cooperate in the field of geology and mining for promoting mutual development and mutual benefit and getting win-win result. He suggested the two sides keep the high-level contact, set up the contact mechanism between ministries, cooperate closer and have conversations on the subjects having common interest. The countries which have signed the memorandum of cooperation should take effective measures to implement the items agreed in memo. For countries had not signed the memorandum, China is willing to sign with them when the timing is mature to promote deeper cooperation. Meanwhile, he suggested the two sides strengthen personnel exchange and training, improve the level of geology survey and mineral resources development by project cooperation and training, further intensify information sharing, set up the sharing mechanism between ministries and exchange the mining information timely. The two sides also should actively promote and guide the cooperation among enterprises and China would encourage those enterprises with strength and responsibility to join in the mineral resources exploration in foreign countries and welcome foreign enterprises to China to invest.
Leaders of Ministry of Land and Resource relevant and representatives of some enterprises attended the meeting. (Wang Shaoyong)
（translated by TLRHVC）
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Since first held in 1999, the scope and influence of CHINA MINING has grown rapidly year by year. As a global mining summit forum and exhibition, CHINA MINING Congress and Expo has become one of the world’s top mining events, and one of the world’s largest mining exploration, development and trading platforms, covering all aspects of the whole mining industry chain, including geological survey, exploration and development, mining rights trading, mining investment and financing, smelting and processing, mining techniques and equipment, mining services, etc. playing an active promotion role in creating exchange opportunities and enhancing mutual cooperation between domestic and foreign mining enterprises.
CHINA MINING Congress and Expo 2012 is held at Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin on November 3rd-6th, 2012 (Expo is opened on 3rd pm Nov., 2012). We invite you to join the event and to celebrate the 14th anniversary of CHINA MINING with us. For more information about CHINA MINING 2012, please visit: www.chinaminingtj.org.
