Ulaanbaatar
Lower house Speaker of Canada to visit
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Speaker of the House of Commons (lower house) of the Canadian Parliament Geoff Regan will pay an official visit to Mongolia on September 7-10 at the invitation of M.Enkhbold, the Chairman of the State Great Khural.
During the visit, the Speakers will hold negotiations. After paying a courtesy call on the President, the Canadian Speaker will meet the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and members of the Mongolia-Canada inter-parliamentary group.
Besides the meetings, the countries will sign several documents such as an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding on development assistance and a memorandum of understanding between the parliamentary offices.
The delegation will meet Canadian businesspeople in Mongolia, and will get familiar with some projects being implemented by the Canadian Foundation.
It is considered the visit will contribute to broadening the bilateral relations and cooperation and to bringing the ties into a comprehensive partnership volume.
Mongolia considers Canada as one of its Third Neighbors and a big partner in North America. The Canadian government has made a decision to implement projects and programs on cooperation for development in Mongolia. Scheduled in coming four years, these projects and programs cost USD 55.4 million and aim to upgrade the management for the mining exploration sector and mineral resources, to support transparency of public services, to promote the competitiveness of productions of cashmere and yak wool and to improve the wealth and food safety.
