RI STRIVING TO ENHANCE TIES WITH MONGOLIA: ENVOY

Beijing, July 6 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is striving to enhance ties with Mongolia as the two nations have not made the optimum use of their existing potentials in the interests of their peoples, an envoy said.
"We will look into the possibility of enhancing cooperation with Mongolia in many fields so the two countries can take the optimum advantage of their cooperation," Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Sudrajat said on Sunday.
Sudrajat is expected to visit the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator in the near future to meet with local top officials to discuss enhanced cooperation between the two countries.
He said the visit would be of significance to Indonesia now that Mongolia had many potentials in the economic and tourism sectors the two nations could benefit from their enhanced relations.
The Indonesian Embassy in Beijing had so far explored the possibility of diplomatic and economic relations with Mongolia, he said.
He said the cooperation between the two countries in many fields had not reached an optimum level and Indonesia would strive to gradually enhance its cooperation with Mongolia as it did with other nations.
"We will try to explore various opportunities of cooperation between the two countries, such as in the tourism, economic and political fields," he said.
He said he had long planned to visit Mongolia and the planned visit was not meant to intervene in Mongolia's domestic affairs after the latter imposed a state of emergency for four days starting on July 1.
He believed the Mongolian government could settle the conflict engulfing the country on its own.
"I believe the local government will be able to control the security conditions in the country and settle the conflict on its own," he said.