President meets Ambassadors of the European Union and its member states
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin
Battulga received ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and its member states
accredited to Mongolia on May 28.
The
meeting of resident and non-resident ambassadors of the EU member states to
Mongolia has been regularly organized in Ulaanbaatar since 2009. The 11th
meeting takes place on May 28-29.
Present
at this meeting were, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the EU to
Mongolia, Mr. Traian Laurentiu Hristea, 20 ambassadors, and representatives of
six missions.
At
the beginning of the meeting, President Battulga expressed his pleasure with
meeting the ambassadors and delegates again and extended greetings on the
occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and
the EU. President Battulga spoke in detail about the policies and activities
that are being implemented in Mongolia.
The
ambassadors raised questions concerning the President’s state visit to the
People’s Republic of China, the Belt and Road initiative, and recent
developments in the domestic legal system and discussed in depth about the
diversification of the Mongolian economy.
For
instance, President Battulga highlighted the announcement made by President Xi
Jinping during his visit that China was looking to develop as an importer
nation, while expressing his view that it would create an opportunity of
increased export for neighboring Mongolia. President Battulga shared his vision
on Mongolia’s export potentials, especially in the sectors of agriculture and
tourism, and the possibility of exporting value-added products originating from
these sectors to China and the surrounding region.
President
Battulga spoke about the substantial opportunities for Mongolia to export goods
to the EU market and its neighbor countries by promoting cooperation based on
not only agriculture, the traditional economic sector of Mongolia, but also the
processing industry, and introducing and adopting advanced technology, know-how,
and expertise from European countries.
The
ambassadors expressed their readiness to explore the possibilities of
broadening cooperation in these areas. In this regard, the sides discussed and
reached an understanding on the matter of organizing an extended-format joint
meeting with entities next fall, with the purpose of improving connectivity
between Mongolian companies and EU entities and investors and increasing export
opportunities.
The
ambassadors expressed interest in and discussed the Northeast Asia Energy Super
Grid Project, an initiative of President Battulga.
At
the end of the meeting, President Battulga expressed his confidence that the
ambassadors will pay close attention to the strengthening of bilateral
relations and cooperation and wished success in their duties.
source:
president.mn