Mongolia is a large landlocked nation sandwiched between China and Russia - a position that brings a number of challenges.
But while he made clear halting the purchase of Russian gas is not an option for a country that needs"security of supply", he insisted:"We do want to diversify not only the gas sector."
He called for such spending to be"reconsidered" and made clear that a developing nation like Mongolia cannot move away from coal mining - a major national industry - without international help."Mongolia cannot do it alone, and we cannot just stop the coal consumption and use it because this is the only resource that this country is leaning on."
Mongolia has suffered drought and desertification and Mr Amarsaikhan believes help should extend further. The policy has seen the border between the two nations close, which has had a severe impact on trade, much of which is driven across by truck.
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