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President of Mongolia Meets Prime Minister of Japan
Politics
New York, September 22, 2023
/MONTSAME/. On the sidelines of the 78th Session of the
UN General Assembly, the President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa held a
bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida at his request on
September 20, 2023.
President Khurelsukh commended the bilateral agreement of the
two countries to elevate the Mongolia-Japan Strategic Partnership for Peace and
Prosperity, which reflects common values of democracy and established as an
outcome of the State Visit of the President of Mongolia to Japan in 2022 as
part of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
He expressed his satisfaction that the governments of Mongolia and Japan are
closely cooperating to ensure the implementation of the Strategic Partnership
following its action program, the roadmap for the next ten years.
The President of Mongolia noted that the bilateral cooperation
in the international and regional arenas is advancing and producing concrete
results within the framework of the United Nations and other international
organizations.
President Khurelsukh emphasized Mongolia’s commitment to
contribute to the efforts of the UN for sustainable development and expressed
willingness to expand the cooperation in combating desertification and climate
change to the regional level.
The parties discussed the relations and cooperation, regional
and international situation, and they affirmed their commitment to working
together for contributing to the peace and prosperity of the region and
strengthening cooperation aimed at solving global issues under the Free and
Open Indo-Pacific concept.
The President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa met with the Prime
Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida at the World Leaders Summit during the 26th UN
Climate Change Conference held in Glasgow, UK, in 2021 and then again in Tokyo
in 2022.
