Ulaanbaatar
Consultative Meeting between the Foreign Ministries of Mongolia and Belgium to be Held Next Year
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, May 16, 2023 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Foreign Affairs B. Battsetseg met Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium Hadja Lahbib on May 15 in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, and exchanged views on bilateral relations and cooperation.
Noting the fact that the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries have been developing based on shared democratic values, Minister B. Battsetseg proposed cooperating in further intensifying the relations in tourism and strengthening people-to-people ties. In addition, the Minister extended appreciation for the decision that allowed Mongolian citizens, who are residing and working in Belgium, to replace their driver’s licenses with Belgian driving licenses.
For her side, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium Hadja Lahbib expressed her intention to deepen the relations and cooperation in the energy and health sector and affirmed their plan to organize the Consultative Meeting between the Foreign Ministries, which is an important mechanism of dialogue and negotiation, within the first half of the next year.
