Ulaanbaatar
President meets Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the sidelines of the 2018 World
Investment Forum taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, President of Mongolia
Khaltmaagiin Battulga met Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director of the
International Trade Centre, on October 22.
President Battulga began the meeting by expressing gratitude
to the International Trade Centre staff and Executive Director Arancha
Gonzalez, emphasizing the Centre’s assistance provided to Mongolia in foreign
trade and private sector development over the last two decades.
Executive Director Arancha Gonzalez appreciated her meeting
the President of Mongolia and discussed the economic relations between the
International Trade Centre and Mongolia, while expressing readiness to
intensify the Centre’s cooperation with Mongolia and work with Mongolia in all
possible areas.
President Battulga presented a proposal to collaborate with
the Centre on organizing the 2020 World Export Development Forum in Mongolia,
introducing Mongolian-made products to international markets through
improvement of the competitiveness of SMEs, and diversifying Mongolia’s export.
The President spoke about the existing opportunity to bring technology in from
Europe, especially to manufacture products using raw materials of animal origin
and supply them to East Asian and other markets. President Battulga also made a
proposal regarding implementation of the International Trade Centre’s Women and
Trade and Youth and Trade programs, which are highly important in promotion of
employment and business among women and young people, in Mongolia.
At the end of the meeting, Executive Director Arancha
Gonzalez informed President Battulga of her upcoming visit to Mongolia and
expressed her appreciation of Mongolia’s proposal to host the 2020 World Export
Development Forum.
