Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar Mayor meets with Australian Ambassador to Mongolia
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 7, S.Batbold, Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and Governor of the Capital city received John Langtry, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia to Mongolia.
At the meeting, the Mayor and the Ambassador talked about issues concerning a scholarship program of the Australian government and establishment of sisterhood ties between Australian and Mongolian cities.
Mayor S.Batbold thanked Ambassador John Langtry to Mongolia for meeting him and underlined that he is confident that the Embassy of Australia in Ulaanbaatar will help deepening the future bilateral ties of the two countries in the fields of economy, investment, education and mining.
In response, Ambassador John Langtry said “The Embassy of Australia has been working in Ulaanbaatar since 2015. During that time, the Embassy has been implementing waste management projects and other projects through the Asia Foundation. Currently, 82 Mongolian students are studying in Australia with the government’s scholarship. We will increase the number of Mongolian students to be involved in the scholarship program in the future".
Moreover, the Embassy will carry-out measures on establishing sister city ties between some bigger cities of Australia Mongolia” the Ambassador added.
Ambassador John Langtry is the first resident Ambassador of Australia to Mongolia.
