Foreign Minister paying visit to France
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar is
paying an official visit to France from October 8 to 9 at the invitation of Minister
of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian. During the visit,
he held meetings with Mr.
Jean-Yves Le Drian, a Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, and First Vice-President of the Île-de-France Regional
Council, Jérôme Chartier.
At the meeting with Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the sides
exchanged views on expanding Mongolia-France relations and cooperation in political,
defense, economic and humanitarian sectors and agreed to upgrade bilateral ties
to comprehensive partnership by building a road map.
Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le
Drian expressed interest to actively cooperate in the fields of agriculture
and space studies while noting successful cooperation in the spheres of renewable
energy, mining and municipal public transport.
Foreign Minister D.Tsogtbaatar brought up the issues of continuing
cooperation in livestock health sector as well as carrying out joint projects to
produce livestock products and exporting them to third markets, which was
agreed by the France side. Furthermore, proposals to launch new projects
in cultural sector, especially in the fields of history and archaeology, and to
increase the number of Mongolian students to study in France were made during
the meeting.
The meeting with a Deputy Director-General of UNESCO discussed progress and outcome of joint projects, sectors to cooperate in further, and the issue of increasing Mongolian employees at UNESCO. Moreover, Minister D.Tsogtbaatar asked support in organizing the Interreligious Dialogue for Peace in Mongolia next year. The Deputy Director-General of UNESCO expressed readiness to intensify cooperation further, voicing satisfaction with Mongolia’s continual support in UNESCO’s activities.
The Foreign Minister also met with authorities of major
companies of France including Thales, Еurotradia, CIS and Atermes, having talks
on increasing investment of France in Mongolia, adjusting trade balance and
promoting exports while briefing on current socio-economic situation of
Mongolia.