Ulaanbaatar
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines Pays a Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Mongolia
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, August 5, 2024 /MONTSAME/. Secretary
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo who is
on an official visit to Mongolia at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Mongolia Battsetseg Batmunkh, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister
of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene
emphasized that Mongolia attaches high importance to expanding relations and
cooperation with the Republic of the Philippines, an important partner of
Mongolia in Southeast Asia and an influential ASEAN member, and intensifying
mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique
A. Manalo stated that the Philippine Government has decided to provide
humanitarian aid to Mongolia for disaster risk reduction. Expressing his
gratitude to the Philippine government, and the people for the humanitarian
aid, Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene expressed Mongolia’s commitment to cooperating
in addressing climate change and reducing disaster risks and overcoming.
The parties discussed cooperation in training English language teachers in rural schools and universities of Mongolia in the Philippines, strengthening their capacity, implementing a teacher exchange program, and recruiting workers from the Philippines in the fields of education, tourism, and services.
Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene pointed out
the "Year of Supporting Regional Development" and "Welcome to
Mongolia" tourism policy implemented by the Government of Mongolia, and
noted the importance of cooperating and learning from the experience of the
Philippines, which is consistently and successfully implementing the Regional
Development Policy and expanding cooperation in the tourism industry,
intensifying the people’s exchange, and expanding ties between businesses in
the field.
