Ten Mongolian orphans will receive three-year school education in Erenhot, a city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, beginning September 1 this year,according to a latest agreement on China-Mongolia education cooperation.

The agreement was signed between the National Authority for Children of the Mongolian government and the Erenhot municipal government earlier this week. The agreement should set the stage for future exchanges on children education between China and Mongolia.

"It's the beginning of the cooperation between Mongolia and China on children education, which will benefit the education and culture of Mongolia," said Togtokhnyam, head of the Mongolian National Authority for Children, who is heading a Mongolian delegation on a visit to Erenhot.

Togtokhnyam said according to the agreement, before the year 2008, Mongolia will send more students to study in China each year, which is believed "to play a positive role in boosting the friendly ties between Mongolia and China."

Every summer vacation, the Ulan Bator in Mongolia and the Erenhot in Inner Mongolia will organize about 30 to 50 children for an exchange visit, another step to increase bilateral cooperation on education, according to the agreement.

Focusing on children's education, the Mongolian National Authority for Children was established in 1925 and became an implementing agency of the Government of Mongolia in 2001.

(Xinhua News Agency January 13, 2005)