Ulaanbaatar
Deputy Chairman Munkhbaatar Meets State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, October 25, 2023 /MONTSAME/. On October 23, 2023, the Deputy Chairman of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia Munkhbaatar Lkhagva met with the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Jan Knutsson. Deputy Chairman Munkhbaatar is on an Official Visit to the Kingdom of Sweden at the invitation of the First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag, Mr. Kenneth G. Forslund.
The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Jan Knutsson expressed gratitude to the Mongolian delegation for the Official Visit to the Kingdom of Sweden. Mr. Jan Knutsson said he is working closely with the Embassy of Mongolia to the Kingdom of Sweden to develop relations and cooperation between the two countries.
The Deputy Chairman of the State Great Khural of Mongolia L. Munkhbaatar emphasized that the Kingdom of Sweden is Mongolia's third neighbor and asked that the issue of opening a Swedish embassy in Mongolia be studied, as diplomatic missions play a significant role in developing relations and cooperation between the two countries. He expressed his gratitude to the Swedish side for providing comfortable working and living conditions for approximately 12 thousand Mongolian citizens in Sweden, as well as for protecting their legal rights and ensuring that Mongolian children have the opportunity to study in their native language.
The two sides concurred on the feasibility of increasing Swedish investments in Mongolia in education, trade, economy, and agriculture and on the importance of regularly organizing joint business forums, which are an effective way to bring together entrepreneurs from both countries. In addition, the two sides agreed to jointly organize several events for citizens of both countries and the general public during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Sweden in 2024.
