MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Mongolian authorities asked Russia to supply additional volumes of diesel fuel before the coming of cold weather, this should be resolved during December, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko told reporters on Tuesday. She was speaking after a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Mongolia.
"We received an additional request from the Mongolian side to increase the supply of diesel fuel and are already discussing this issue in detail. In December, we should come to an appropriate decision. Today we heard about it for the first time. Our colleagues want us to resolve this issue very quickly, within December, before the coming of cold weather," Abramchenko said.
According to her, in order for Russia to be able to supply these volumes, Mongolia needs to adjust its laws on petroleum products. The Russian side proposed a formula that would make it possible to remove the relevant barriers.
"This law has been under consideration for more than two years, the amendment is ready, and we agreed that as soon as the Mongolian delegation returns home, they will launch the procedure for considering the amendment for the second reading, so that our operator will be the only supplier of oil products to the Mongolian market," Abramchenko explained.
She also stressed that Russia has already increased the supply of diesel fuel to Mongolia. "Over the past period, the volume of such deliveries from the Russian Federation has already increased by 60%," she specified.