Labor Minister meets Ambassador of Turkey
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister
of Labor and Social Protection A.Ariunzaya held a meeting with Ambassador of
the Republic of Turkey to Mongolia Zafer Ateş. Officials including Deputy Labor
Minister S.Zulfikar and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Turkey in Mongolia
Ahmet Cem Algümüş attended the meeting.
At the beginning of the
meeting, Ambassador Zafer Ateş underscored that the two sides have been
successfully cooperating to ensure the implementation of the Mongolia-Turkey
Social Security Agreement that came into effect in March 2021.
Minister A.Ariunzaya said the establishment of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Mongolia and Turkey on cooperation in the areas of youth and sports was discussed at the 9th meeting of Mongolia-Turkey Joint Economic and Trade Commission held on November 15-16. The Minister also expressed gratitude that the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency in collaboration with the Labor Ministry organized training on occupational safety and health for COVID-19 prevention in August, upskilling employees in production and service sectors.
Deputy Labor Minister, Head of
the National Committee on Social Security and Health S.Zulfikar asked the
Turkish side to pay attention to the Ministry’s proposal to cooperate
with TIKA in the field of occupational safety and health and in renewing the equipment
at Nairamdal camp.
The Turkish Ambassador
expressed his readiness to provide full support in strengthening cooperation
between the two countries in labor and social protection.