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Request put forth to upskill Mongolian specialists in Japan
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Minister of Culture Ch.Nomin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia Kobayashi Hiroyuki on August 16.
At the outset of the meeting, Minister Ch.Nomin congratulated the people and Government of Japan for successfully organizing Summer Olympic Games despite the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, while highlighting that the two countries work together in every aspects of cooperation as part of the bilateral cooperation and relationship. The Minister noted that the Ministry of Culture is actively working together with the Japanese side in acquiring the replicas or copies of the historical exhibits being kept in Japanese museums in connection with the forthcoming opening of the Chinggis Khaan Museum.
The Minister of Culture emphasized that Mongolia-Japan relations in the field of personnel training have reached a high level, while putting forth a request for the Government of Japan to increase the number of specialists involved in the ‘Advanced Training in Museum Studies’ program.
Moreover, the Minister informed the Ambassador that the new
opportunities have been opened up for cooperation in the cultural sector thanks
to the approval of laws in the sector, such as the Law on Culture, the Law on Cinematography
Promotion, etc.
The meeting also touched on the discussions and plans to
hold joint cultural and artistic events during the 50th anniversary
of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries which
will be marked next year to further strengthen friendly relations.
