Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Park Jin paid an official visit to Mongolia from August 28 to 30 at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ms. B. Battsetseg. It marks the first visit since the two sides upgraded their relations to a strategic partnership in 2021.

During his three-day visit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin paid a courtesy call on President of Mongolia Mr. U. Khurelsukh, Prime Minister Mr. L Oyun-Erdene and met with the Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) Mr. G. Zandanshatar, while held an official talk with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. B. Battsetseg, aslo met with Mongolian scholars and experts to discuss a series of issues concerning Northeast Asia.

While underscoring shared values of democracy, human rights, freedom, and market economy, the parties evaluating the bilateral relations and defining the future prospects, moreover, exchanged views on regional and international issues.

Both President Mr. U. Khurelsukh and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. B. Battsetseg have emphasized the Republic of Korean active participation in Mongolian initiative ‘the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security’, whereas Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin pointed out that Mongolia as the world’s 10th resource richest the country, is a “core partner country” to contribute to the resilience of supply chains. The two countries initialized a bilateral agreement on cooperation in response to climate change, specifically outlining plans to work together on reforestation of Mongolia and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and fine dust and yellow dust pollution. Moreover, the two sides announced a decision to build a rare metals center in Mongolia, considering the Mongolia’s natural resources and the Republic of Korea’s advanced technologies.

Source: 

  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
  • The Office of the President of Mongolia
  • The Government of Mongolia
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea
  • MONTSAME News Agency
  • Yonhap News Agency

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