Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia-Japan diplomatic anniversary to be jointly celebrated
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia Kobayashi Hiroyuki.
Congratulating the people and government of Japan for successfully organizing the Summer Olympic Games despite the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President expressed sincere gratitude to Japan for its all-round support provided to Mongolian athletes.
The President noted the successful development of Mongolia-Japan bilateral relations and cooperation, while expressing support for further expanding the Strategic Partnership with Japan, the third neighbor, strengthening people-to-people friendship and increasing trade and economic cooperation in all fields.
While congratulating the Mongolian athletes for successfully participating in the Olympic Games and winning four medals, the Ambassador expressed delight with Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene’s attendance at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
President U.Khurelsukh said that he is welcoming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s proposal to declare 2022 the year of friendship and exchange between Mongolian and Japanese children and youth, marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Japan. He emphasized that he is in favor of organizing events involving the young people of the two countries to further strengthen people-to-people relations. In addition, he expressed expectation to receive a high ranking delegation from Japan on the occasion of the anniversary.
The medium-term program to Strengthen the Strategic Partnership between Mongolia and Japan for 2017-2021 is coming to an end. In this regard, he expressed confidence that the new medium-term program (2022-2025) that is currently being prepared will be a roadmap for the future cooperation, and instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make thorough preparations.
The President also thanked Japan for its significant support of vaccines and medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. He then expressed commitment to further develop mutually beneficial cooperation.
The Ambassador reaffirmed
his active support for Mongolia-Japan economic, private sector, and business
cooperation during his tenure in Mongolia.
