HARBIN, Feb. 14 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday met with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

Oyun-Erdene is here for the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games.

China and Mongolia are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, said Li, noting that close cooperation and joint development are in the common interests of both sides.

China is willing to work with Mongolia to further implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly grasp the right direction for the development of bilateral ties, consolidate political mutual trust, carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and bring more benefits to the two peoples, Li said.

Li added that China is ready to strengthen the synergy of development strategies and policy coordination with Mongolia, maintain the positive momentum of bilateral cooperation, and boost cooperation in traditional fields such as mineral, energy, connectivity and infrastructure, as well as expand cooperation in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and green development.

Li called on both sides to deepen cooperation in fields such as culture, education and tourism, support youth exchanges, and consolidate public support for friendship between the two countries.

China is ready to work with Mongolia and other Asian countries to uphold the common values of peace, unity and cooperation, closely coordinate and cooperate with each other, practice genuine multilateralism, jointly safeguard regional peace, stability and development, and better safeguard common interests, the premier noted.

Oyun-Erdene extended his warm congratulations to China for successfully hosting the 9th Asian Winter Games, emphasizing that the event would further promote Asian values and amplify Asian voices.

Noting that Mongolia and China are eternal neighbors, he said developing long-term, stable and friendly relations with China is Mongolia's primary foreign policy focus.

Oyun-Erdene said Mongolia firmly adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to making joint efforts with China to strengthen high-level exchanges and strengthen the connection between Mongolia's development strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative.

Mongolia is ready to deepen practical cooperation with China in fields such as economy and trade, connectivity, energy, resources and infrastructure, and push comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level, Oyun-Erdene added.