Ulaanbaatar
President Elbegdorj holds official talks with his Myanmar counterpart
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the working visit to Myanmar, the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj held Wednesday official talks with the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Htin Kyaw, in Naypyidaw city.
At the beginning of the talks, the Burmese President Htin Kyaw expressed thanks to Ts.Elbegdorj for visiting Myanmar in the light of the 60th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations.
The Mongolian President said he is happy to visit to Myanmar on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relations, and thanked the Burmese President for the warm audience.
“Our countries have opportunities for boosting bilateral relations and cooperation in certain spheres. I am pleased to note that a frequency of the reciprocal visits has been increasing in recent years. The President of Myanmar and public service officials have visited Mongolia. As results of the intensifying relations, people of the countries have got aspiration to support each other and exchange experiences,” Ts.Elbegdorj said.
“Mongolians chose a path to the democracy and the market economy in the 1990s. There is a big difference between just talking about reforms and making it real. We have a willingness to share our experiences with others in reaching this point after overcoming enormous challenges,” he said.
The Mongolian President congratulated Htin Kyaw on being re-elected the President of Myanmar, and said he believes that Myanmar’s development will flourish under leadership of the incumbent President.
The President of Myanmar Htin Kyaw emphasized he is proud of Mongolian people and their achievements in democracy.
“I am very happy that our countries are exchanging our practices. We welcome friendly relations Mongolia maintains with its neighbor countries, regional and overseas countries, international organizations led by the United Nations,” the Myanmar President said.
In response, Ts.Elbegdorj noted that our nations have much in common in religion, history, culture and visions, so the countries are possible to exchange students of Buddhist schools. He said the countries are able to cooperate in the peacekeeping operations, economy, education, tourism and other fields.
The President of Mongolia hopes that his Myanmar counterpart would take part in the 11th ASEM Summit that will be held next month in Ulaanbaatar.
