Russia and Mongolia signed a protocol on the export of jet fuel from the Russian Federation

Moscow and Ulaanbaatar have signed a protocol on the export of jet fuel from Russia to Mongolia. This was announced on Friday, April 17, by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation.

"[The Head of the Ministry of Energy] Sergey Tsivilev and [Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Mongolia] Gongoryn Damdin and Others signed a protocol on the supply of Russian jet fuel to Mongolia," the ministry said in a statement on the VKontakte social network.

Representatives of the Russian and Mongolian sides participated in the development of the commercial proposal. It is explained that the signed agreement implies the uninterrupted supply of Russian fuel to the territory of the Asian state.

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