Ulaanbaatar
Acting State Secretary of Foreign Ministry meets foreign ambassadors
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Acting State Secretary of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs O.Enkhtsetseg on May 15 met with Ambassador of the
People’s Republic of China to Mongolia Chai Wenrui.
The sides both emphasized that the bilateral comprehensive strategic
partnership of Mongolia and China has advanced to a new level in recent years and is now
entering into a new phase of development.
Acting State Secretary O.Enkhtsetseg stressed the timeliness
and significance of the establishment of online Mongolia-China cooperation
mechanism for the fight against Covid-19 and solution-seeking discussions on
important issues of bilateral cooperation held through the mechanism. She also said
it is possible to carry out other high-priority works virtually.
Ambassador Chai Wenrui noted that Mongolia being the first
country to provide assistance and emotional support to China amid the Covid-19
outbreak and the Chinese people appreciating the aid played an important role
in strengthening the trust and friendship between the people of the two
countries. The Ambassador then voiced his hope that the two sides will
cooperate more actively for concrete results after the pandemic.
On the same day, Ms. O.Enkhtsetseg met with Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Mongolia Catherine Ivkoff to
discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation and other ongoing issues.
Acting State Secretary O.Enkhtsetseg said Mongolia is working to elevate bilateral relationship to a comprehensive partnership as stated in the 2014 joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries and that Canada’s development projects in Mongolia are making important contributions to strengthening merit-based civil service, ensuring equality for women, and combating violence in the country.
