NEW AMBASSADORS PRESENT CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The leader of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj received the credentials from Ambassadors of the Republic of the Congo, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the European Union, Hungary, and the Republic of Cyprus on November 5. After the ceremony the President received the Ambassadors. One of them, Mr Daniel Owassa from Congo conveyed the Congolese President’s greetings to Mr Elbegdorj and said that our two counties' bilateral relations slowed in the last few years but he is ready to work on enhancing them. Mr Elbegdorj wished Mr Owassa a success in his mission and expressed his belief that the Ambassador will pay close attention to enhancing of the relationship. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Mongolia Magdi Mahmoud said the people of Egypt know that Mongolia "is a shining example of a successful democratic transition". This year Mongolia and Egypt mark the 51st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, "and we will further move forward the relations". The President noted that in 2015 Mongolia will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the democratic parliamentary elections and conveyed his sincere greetings to the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. At a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Mongolia Hans Dietmar Schweisgut the President noted that Mongolia and the EU are celebrating the 25th anniversary of cooperation this year, within which Mongolia and the EU successfully developed the bilateral relations in a scope of the "Third neighbor" policy. "The EU has become Mongolia’s Third biggest trading partner. In April of 2013, the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was signed and it was a great pivot to enhancing of mutual cooperation. I convey my warm greetings to Mr. Jean-Claude Junker on the occasion of his election the President of the European Commission". The President noted during his meeting with the Hungarian Ambassador to Mongolia Ms Cecilia Silas that the two countries expect a marking of the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic relations. Ms Silas sounded Hungary’s request to reconstruct its embassy building in Ulaanbaatar. She also noted that a working visit of the President Ts.Elbegdorj has been a success and that the two sides will cooperate in a realization of the matters agreed during the visit. Mr Elbegdorj and the Ambassador of Cyprus to Mongolia Mr Agis Loizou noted about the possibilities of bilateral cooperation in education, trade and investments. The dignitaries also agreed that the collaboration in education sphere will be of great efficiency.