ULAANBAATAR — President Lee Jae Myung urged Korea and Mongolia to join hands to build a resilient supply chain for critical minerals, stressing that Mongolia's abundant natural resources and Korea's industrial know-how could create strong synergy. In his congratulatory speech at the Korea-Mongolia Business Forum on the sidelines of the bilateral summit in Ulaanbaatar, Lee called on the two countries to create more models of shared growth by expanding cooperation beyond retail and consumer goods. “Let us join forces as reliable partners in critical mineral supply chains,” the president said during the forum attended by about 300 entrepreneurs from the two countries. Business representatives from major Korean companies, including LS Holdings, POSCO Holdings, SK Group, LG CNS, GS Retail, Emart, BGF Retail and Hanwha Investment & Securities, attended the forum. Mongolia was represented by officials from MCS Group, Tavan Bogd Group and other leading companies. Lee pointed to Mongolia's abundant reserves of critical minerals such as copper, molybdenum, tungsten and rare earth elements, as