Ulaanbaatar
Canada Day celebrated in Mongolia
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ “You can count on Canada to continue to play an influential and constructive role on the world stage”, remarked Ambassador of Canada to Mongolia Ed Jager today.
He was opening a Canada Day Reception held at Choijin Lama Temple Museum in commemoration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation.
Attended by Members of Parliament, heads and members of foreign diplomatic missions in Mongolia and cultural and social figures, the reception opened ceremoniously with recitals of the national anthems of Mongolia and Canada.
“Canada Day is always an exciting and joyful time for Canadians”, the Ambassador noted, emphasizing on the particularly special meaning it takes this year. The country we now call Canada was founded 150 years ago on July 1, 1867.
“The history of the land upon which our country is built, however, did not begin 150 years ago; nor did it start with the arrival of European explorers over 500 years ago”, Ambassador Ed Jager pointed out, before citing the presence of Canada’s First Nations in the country which can be dated back at least 10,500 years.
“As our Prime Minister has often said, that this is what Canadians do. We step up”, he said. “One way Canada is stepping up is by deepening our multilateral engagement through partnerships with countries such as Mongolia to advance peace, security, development and human rights”.
Mongolia and Canada established diplomatic ties in 1973, and Canada is one of the major investors to Mongolia.
In his speech , the Ambassador also touched upon Canada’s candidacy for the UN Security Council in 2021-2022, the 2018 G7 Summit to be hosted by Canada and its newly announced feminist International Assistance Policy.
Moreover, Deputy Foreign Minister B.Battsetseg gave remarks during the reception’s opening, briefly touching on key areas of bilateral cooperation. “Besides mining, we have a huge potential to develop effective agricultural cooperation”, she said.
“Mongolians highly appreciate the consistent support Canada has provided for our efforts and aspiration to continuously implement democratic reform and to reinforce the democratic values in Mongolia”, the Deputy Minister said.
The reception program wrapped with a closing performance by ethnic group ‘Husugtun’ which was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by the Ambassador who is a fan of the group since 2015. He encouraged the reception guests to listen to their music.
Equally thrilled by the performance was Douglas R.Bingeman, Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy who said, “We are 150 years old today, nowhere near as old as Mongolia. But we are really proud to be here and with you”.
On behalf of the Embassy and the Canadian community in Mongolia, he expressed pleasure at being able to celebrate Canada Day with friends and colleagues in Ulaanbaatar.
He was opening a Canada Day Reception held at Choijin Lama Temple Museum in commemoration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation.
Attended by Members of Parliament, heads and members of foreign diplomatic missions in Mongolia and cultural and social figures, the reception opened ceremoniously with recitals of the national anthems of Mongolia and Canada.
“Canada Day is always an exciting and joyful time for Canadians”, the Ambassador noted, emphasizing on the particularly special meaning it takes this year. The country we now call Canada was founded 150 years ago on July 1, 1867.
“The history of the land upon which our country is built, however, did not begin 150 years ago; nor did it start with the arrival of European explorers over 500 years ago”, Ambassador Ed Jager pointed out, before citing the presence of Canada’s First Nations in the country which can be dated back at least 10,500 years.
“As our Prime Minister has often said, that this is what Canadians do. We step up”, he said. “One way Canada is stepping up is by deepening our multilateral engagement through partnerships with countries such as Mongolia to advance peace, security, development and human rights”.
Mongolia and Canada established diplomatic ties in 1973, and Canada is one of the major investors to Mongolia.
In his speech , the Ambassador also touched upon Canada’s candidacy for the UN Security Council in 2021-2022, the 2018 G7 Summit to be hosted by Canada and its newly announced feminist International Assistance Policy.
Moreover, Deputy Foreign Minister B.Battsetseg gave remarks during the reception’s opening, briefly touching on key areas of bilateral cooperation. “Besides mining, we have a huge potential to develop effective agricultural cooperation”, she said.
“Mongolians highly appreciate the consistent support Canada has provided for our efforts and aspiration to continuously implement democratic reform and to reinforce the democratic values in Mongolia”, the Deputy Minister said.
The reception program wrapped with a closing performance by ethnic group ‘Husugtun’ which was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by the Ambassador who is a fan of the group since 2015. He encouraged the reception guests to listen to their music.
Equally thrilled by the performance was Douglas R.Bingeman, Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy who said, “We are 150 years old today, nowhere near as old as Mongolia. But we are really proud to be here and with you”.
On behalf of the Embassy and the Canadian community in Mongolia, he expressed pleasure at being able to celebrate Canada Day with friends and colleagues in Ulaanbaatar.
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