Ulaanbaatar
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Czech Republic Hold Official Talks
Politics
May
12, 2023, Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On May 11, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Mongolia B. Battsetseg held official talks with Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavsky. The talks covered a range of issues
related to bilateral and international relations.
During
the meeting, both parties expressed unanimous agreement on the importance
of trade, economy, and people-to-people relations in furthering the
traditionally friendly cooperation between Mongolia and the Czech Republic.
They proposed increasing Czech investment and working jointly on large-scale
development projects.
Minister
B. Battsetseg highlighted the successful implementation of
the Przewalski's horse reintroduction project in Mongolia and the
coordination of the "One Billion Trees" National Campaign with the
"Forest Partnership" program of the European Union. The two ministers
also agreed to cooperate in bilateral and multilateral mechanisms to protect
the environment and combat climate change.
Furthermore,
Minister B. Battsetseg praised the expansion of relations between the two
countries in the fields of education and social security, noting that Mongolian
students will study in Czech universities as part of the "President’s
Scholar- 2100" program initiated by the President of Mongolia. She also
mentioned that the Social Security Agreement between the governments of the two
countries had come into effect.
The
parties expressed satisfaction with the fact that Czech citizens and tourists
can travel to Mongolia without a visa and that the direct flight between
Ulaanbaatar and Prague will provide favorable conditions for promoting
relations and cooperation between businesses and citizens of both countries.
Going further, the parties agreed to
reciprocally organize events and meetings, such as the regular meeting of the
intergovernmental commission and Mongolian-Czech business forum in
Ulaanbaatar and inter-consular consultation in Prague. Finally, the ministers
briefed the press on the outcome of the meeting.
