Ulaanbaatar
Speaker meets Ambassadors of EU countries to Mongolia
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament) Z.Enkhbold Tuesday received Ambassadors and Concurrent Non-Resident Ambassadors of the European Union’s (EU) members.
Expressing a satisfaction with this meeting, the Speaker said this kind of event will be organized annually, which means that Mongolia attaches a great importance to the relations with the EU countries. He expressed a satisfaction with developments of this meeting into a part of the permanent mechanism of the bilateral cooperation.
The Speaker noted that one of the priorities of Mongolia’s foreign policy is to intensify relations and cooperation with the EU countries in all possible sectors, and underlined the EU is described in the foreign policy concept as the "Third Neighbor" of Mongolia.
“The relations and cooperation have been boosting between Mongolia and the EU, and our parties have a desire and possibility to enrich the ties and cooperation with economic contents. Opening the EU’s Representative in Mongolia has a vital importance in enhancing the political ties, widen the cooperation in other spheres, and in active economic collaboration,” Enkhbold underlined.
Mentioning about hosting of the Autumn Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Ulaanbaatar last September, he emphasized a vital role of the EU Ambassadors in a preparation for the upcoming 9th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP9) Meeting as well as the 11th ASEM Summit to be held next year in Ulaanbaatar.
The Speaker spoke about activities of Mongolian parliament, adopted laws and resolutions, some bills and resolutions.
Present at the meeting were B.Garamgaibaatar, a head of the Democratic Party’s faction; S.Byambatsogt, a head of the Mongolian People’s Party’s faction; D.Terbishdagva, a head of the “Justice” coalition’s faction; J.Enkhbayar, a head of the Standing committee on security and foreign policy; and others.
