Seoul eyes advancing ties with Mongolia in emerging areas: finance minister

South Korea will seek to expand mutually beneficial economic exchanges with Mongolia by pursuing projects in a wide range of areas, from supply chains to artificial intelligence, the finance minister said Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol made the remark during a meeting with his Mongolian counterpart, Jadamba Enkhbayar, in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday on the occasion of President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to Mongolia, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy.