ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TO HELP STRENGTHEN FOREIGN POLICY

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ A cooperation agreement was concluded Monday between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia and the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia with the aim of realizing priorities and goals of Mongolian foreign policy, improving scientific basis for actions and strengthening theory-practice interdependence.
The signatories were G.Zandanshatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Ts.Enkhtuvshin, president of the Academy of Sciences.
According to the agreement, a volume "Diplomatic History of Mongolia-XX Century" will be released by a joint team, comprising scholars and diplomats, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Diplomatic Service in Mongolia to be marked next year.
The anniversary event and other scientific measures regarding Mongolian foreign policy and international matters will be jointly organized by the ministry and the Academy.
On the sidelines of the event, Zandanshatar said,"A decision was made to set up a Research and Training Center at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As a part of this action, this agreement has been established today in order to hear words of scientists about foreign policy of Mongolia.
"The establishment of this agreement is making the Academy of Sciences play a vital role in advertising Mongolia abroad," Mr Enkhtuvshin said.
S.Batbayar