Ambassador Raul Delgado Concepcion conveyed the greetings of President of the Republic of Cuba Raul Castro and handed over a congratulatory letter to Khaltmaagiin Battulga on winning presidential election.

Beginning the meeting, the Ambassador reported on certain works being carried out in frames of the expanding cooperation in fields of healthcare, agriculture and sports between Mongolia and Cuba. He shared that works on the supply of pharmaceutical products for liver inflammation and diabetes have commenced, and conveyed Cuba’s interest in initiating cooperation in the elimination of field mice and collaboration between sports institutions of the two countries, as well as in athletes’ training for the 2020 Olympic Games.

President Battulga expressed his interest in cooperating with the Republic of Cuba in dental healthcare which has become a pressing issue in Mongolia. The Cuban dental health professionals are some of the best in the world.

Mongolia and the Republic of Cuba established diplomatic ties in 1960. Cuba was the first country to do so at the continent of America. The dignitaries also exchanged views on broadening bilateral ties and promote effective cooperation.