Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia paid his first official visit to Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan, October 13, 2021 – The first official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Batmunhiin Battsetseg to Kazakhstan took part for the first time in the history of Kazakh-Mongolian relations. The visit took place as part of the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the CICA member states.

During the visit, the Head of the Mongolian Foreign Ministry also held meetings with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Askar Mamin, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin, as well as with heads of other state bodies and institutions.

During these meetings, issues of bilateral political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation were discussed, as well as the interaction of the parties within the framework of regional and international organizations such as the UN, CICA, SCO, etc.

At the meeting in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, positive dynamics of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Mongolia this year was noted and mutual intention was expressed to strengthen the efforts within the framework of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation. In addition, the importance of developing cultural and humanitarian relations and educational programs between the two countries was emphasized.

In return, Minister Batmunhiin Battsetseg announced readiness of the Mongolian side to expand cooperation in the fields of agriculture and mining. The sides noted that the Kazakh diaspora in Mongolia is a “living bridge” contributing to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation.

During the visit, the foreign ministries of the two countries signed a Cooperation Plan for 2021-2024.