Ulaanbaatar
Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Mongolia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitu Motegi will pay a visit to Mongolia between October 9-10 at the invitation of Mongolian Foreign Minister N.Enkhtaivan.
During the visit, Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will pay a courtesy call on President Kh.Battulga and Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh and hold official talks with Foreign Minister N.Enkhtaivan to discuss the issues of maintaining the frequency of high-level talks on strengthening the Mongolia-Japan strategic partnership and deepening bilateral cooperation in all spheres. They also plan to discuss regional issues of mutual interest.
This will be the fifth Japanese Foreign Ministerial visit to Mongolia. The country’s former Foreign Minister Taro Kono visited Mongolia last year. The visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister to Mongolia one year apart shows that the Japanese Government and Foreign Minister give priority to strengthen the strategic partnership with Mongolia, highlights E.Sarantogos, Director of the Department for Asia and the Pacific of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
