Ulaanbaatar
"Mongolia-Japan Tourism Forum-2023" in Tokyo
Society
Ulaanbaatar,
May 15, 2023 /MONTSAME/. With the Government of Mongolia declaring
2023 through 2025 the “Years to Visit Mongolia”, “Mongolia-Japan Tourism
Forum-2023” is taking place in Tokyo,
Japan
on May 15-16 to revive the tourism sector in the post-pandemic era and expand
the cooperation between the countries in this sector, bringing together over
100 Mongolian and Japanese tour operators’ representatives.
Opening remarks were delivered by Adviser
to the Minister of Environment and Tourism O. Odbayar, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan D. Batjargal, and Chair of Toa Research
Institute Takebe Tsutomu.
In his address, O. Odbayar, Adviser to the
Minister of Environment and Tourism, emphasized the importance of organizing
the Forum in strengthening business ties between the two countries, opening up
new areas and opportunities for trade, investment, and cooperation, and
attracting investment from large Japanese companies to Mongolia.
As part of the “Years to Visit Mongolia”, our country plans to receive 100 thousand tourists from Japan.
During the Forum, T. Monkh-Od, the Head of
the Tourism Policy and Coordination Department of the Ministry of Environment
and Tourism, gave a presentation on the policy and future activities of the
Government of Mongolia in the tourism sector and the Mongolian airliane
companies, MIAT and Air Mongolia,
and "Juulchin", a tour
company,
presented their offerings to tourists.
