In the beginning of the meeting, Minister S.Chinzorig extended his gratitude to the U.S. Embassy in Mongolia for its valuable contribution to the development of Mongolia and congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment. After briefly introducing the country’s economic state as well as labor and social protection policies and actions, the Minister expressed a readiness to cooperate with the U.S. in youth development, child and family protection, and development of disabled persons. In particular, he spoke of the possibilities of organizing meetings between youths of the two countries, empowering civil society organizations, holding experience-sharing meetings, studying the U.S. experience in development of disabled persons, and training professionals in rehabilitation of disabled children.

According to unofficial numbers, there are approximately 30 thousand Mongolians working and residing in the U.S. Therefore, Minister S.Chinzorig informed the Ambassador about the necessity of establishing a social protection agreement to ensure their social security. Another subject brought up was the issue of H2 visas. The Minister of Labor and Social protection said the information about the U.S. entities, which are willing to hire workers from Mongolia and working conditions are unclear, which makes it difficult to connect individuals with the entities, and that specific actions should be taken in this regard.

For his part, Ambassador Michael Klecheski thanked the Minister for providing information on economic and social condition of Mongolia and putting forward specific cooperation proposals and expressed his hope that there would be no barrier for accepting them. The Ambassador also voiced his readiness to cooperate in exchanging information about H2 visas and providing citizens with accurate information.