Mongolia courts Kazakhstan, seeks path between China and Russia
Trade
President makes first state visit to Astana in 20 years, setting in motion raft of deals
Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, right, met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana last week, in the first state visit from a leader of the country to Kazakhstan in 20 years. (Akorda, Kazakhstan’s presidential office)
ISTANBUL — For a country that sends nearly all of its exports to China and depends almost entirely on Russia for fuel imports, finding a third direction has never been straightforward, but Mongolia is looking west to Kazakhstan.
