Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia seeks close cooperation with Switzerland in higher education
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Head of the Mongolia-Switzerland friendship caucus in the State Great Khural (parliament) L.Bold MP received the guests led by Ms Kathy Riklin, the member of the Swiss Parliament, on April 21.
Mongolia has been working to extend cooperation with the Swiss Federation in wider areas, including trade, tourism and industries.
The Swiss delegates said that it is their first visit to Mongolia. Ms Kathy Riklin noted that the two countries have many common characteristics, such as having the powerful neighbors. Mongolia share borders with Russia and China, while Switzerland borders with Germany, France and Italy.
Mongolia’s consistent participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos acts as a key factor of promoting bilateral and multilateral relations between Mongolia and Switzerland. She also mentioned that Mongolia can be an important producer of renewable energy.
L.Bold MP said Mongolia hosted the Autumn Session of Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) last September, and is hosting the ASEP9 this year.
“We are honored to welcome the global parliamentary representatives on such frequent basis”, he said. “Swiss political system, democracy and its expertise are strong. We have so much to learn from Your country”, he added.
Mongolian government gived scholarships to those who are accepted in the 20 top universities of the world, including the Swiss universities. Yet, many others are left out of the opportunity to receive higher education in the highly developed countries, he noted and asked the delegates to learn the possibilities of showing support on this from the Swiss Parliament.
