A panel\ndiscussion themed Strategic Outlook: Eurasia was held today at the World Economic\nForum, which is taking place in Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discussion\nengaged President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of the Republic\nof Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Governor of the Astana International Financial\nCentre Kairat Kelimbetov, Russian banker Andrey L.Kostin, Director-General of\nthe United Nations in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya, and Dean of the Blavatnik School\nof Government, University of Oxford Ngaire Woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his opening\nremarks, President Battulga said, \u201cMongolia has been taking an active part in\nthe World Economic Forum. Mongolia is situated between the Russian Federation\nand the People\u2019s Republic of China, positioned as a link between Europe and\nAsia. For the last decade we have built over 6 thousand kilometer road, and now\nwe are extending our rail network with the construction of a 400 km rail road.\nThis infrastructure will make its contribution to the economy of Eurasia. I\nwould like to ask for your cooperation in the development of infrastructure designed\nto increase the connectivity between Europe and Asia via Mongolia, a central\nAsian country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The participants of the panel session exchanged views on the strategic priorities for the Eurasian economies which are under pressure to meet the needs of its rapidly expanding population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n