Ulaanbaatar
Prime Minister receives Cuban Ambassador
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On January 7, Raul Delgado Concepcion, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to Mongolia paid a courtesy call on J.Erdenebat, Prime Minister of Mongolia.
After congratulating Raul Delgado Concepcion for his appointment as Ambassador to Mongolia, Prime Minister J.Erdenebat, Prime Minister mentioned that Mongolia and Cuba have potential to develop close cooperation and strengthen people-to-people ties with the help of modern high technologies despite the geographical distance.
“A visit by President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj Cuba in 2016 was a high-level milestone after over three decades and I believe that event will pave the way for future development of the bilateral ties between Mongolia and Cuba” said the Prime Minister.
In response, Ambassador Raul Delgado Concepcion pointed out that the educational cooperation stands an important role in the bilateral relations of the two countries. The Cuban government has granted scholarships to over 140 Mongolian students since 1994 and the Ambassador vowed to increase the number in the future.
The both dignitaries noted that Mongolia and Cuba have a broad experience in collaborating within the sports field and the Cuban side reiterates that Mongolian athletes are able to conduct their training exercise in Cuba.
