Ulaanbaatar
Vice Chairwoman of the State Great Khural Receives the U.S. Ambassador
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, May 23, 2023 /MONTSAME/. On May 22, Vice Chairwoman of the State Great Khural S. Odontuya
received U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Richard Buangan and exchanged views on
bilateral relations and trade and economic cooperation.
At the outset of the meeting, Vice
Chairwoman of the State Great Khural S. Odontuya expressed the intention to
expand economic cooperation in new areas under the strategic partnership
between the two countries with common values of human rights, freedom, and
democracy.
They discussed opportunities to
cooperate in increasing the export of woolen, cashmere, and knitted products,
and creating a favorable legal environment for the increase in export. In this
regard, the policy focus is to support the increase of jobs in this sector,
with a special focus on supporting women's employment, based on domestic
resources and previous experiences, the Vice Chairwoman clarified.
Pledging his support to expand
economic relations and increase the trade turnover between the two countries,
Ambassador Richard Buangan expressed his confidence that the two countries can
overcome the challenges to democracy, which are imposed by the geopolitical
tensions, in a collaborative way. Moreover, the Ambassador extended his
gratitude to the Vice Chairwoman for her leadership in protecting human rights
and adopting gender-sensitive laws, highlighting the Mongolian potential to be
an example of democracy in this region.
