Ulaanbaatar
Deputy PM meets Ambassador of Japan
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On January 31, Deputy Prime Minister, U.Khurelsukh received Japanese Ambassador Masato Takaoka. The Deputy Premier congratulated the Ambassador on being appointed to Mongolia and on presentation of credentials on December 26, 2016.
Deputy PM Khurelsukh underlined that Mongolia-Japan strategic partnership has reached a higher level, having achieved more frequent high-level interactions and deepened political trust. He also noted the Mongolian government recognizes the valuable role of Japan’s support aid in strengthening Mongolia’s democracy and reforms and laying the fundaments of modern development.
The Japanese side has been paying a close attention to relieving the economic and budgetary constraints facing Mongolia and to drawing support from partnering countries and international organizations. The Mongolian side has expressed an interest to launch the Third Phase of the Project on the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises and Environmental Protection.
Deputy PM U.Khurelsukh shared that Mongolia is having a public day of raising earthquake awareness and offered the Japanese Embassy in Ulaanbaatar to co-organize the first earthquake day of Mongolia on March 22.
While mentioning that Mongolia is set to host the next Asia Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in cooperation with the UNISDR, U.Khurelsukh expressed hope that the Government of Japan would be willing to help Mongolia with the organization of the major event, as important as the ASEM summit.
