Upon the invitation of the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, Park Geun-hye, the President of the Republic of Korea is paying an official visit to Mongolia on July 17-18, 2016.
On June 17, the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and the President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye held bilateral talks at the Sukhbaatar’s Hall of the State Palace. 
President Elbegdorj noted: “On behalf of the people of Mongolia and my own name, I would like to appreciate to the President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye for paying an Official Visit to Mongolia and extend my warm welcome. 
I visited the Republic of Korea two months ago. I’m truly glad that the works that we discussed during my previous visit are now ready to be implemented. Mongolia has successfully hosted the ASEM Summit and in this regard, we appreciated your cooperation and support of the Government of South Korea. I believe that your visit will bring our mutual relations into a new stage of development. I wish more success in your visit”.
The President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye said: “First of all, I would like to congratulate Mongolia on successfully hosting the ASEM Summit. In 2009, I visited Mongolia for the first time. Since then, in seven years, Mongolia has positively changed in terms of economy and democracy. I think this is the result of a joint effort by the President and the people of Mongolia”. 
The parties discussed about the bilateral cooperation documents and the issues related to trade, economic and infrastructure spheres. 
Also, the parties exchanged opinions on enhancing the mutual relationship and partnership. 
Following, the signing ceremony of cooperation documents has been held in the State Palace. During the ceremony, the following documents were signed:
An Agreement on the second project to support the public transport system between countries and cities between the Government of Mongolia and the Export–Import Bank of South Korea.
An Intergovernmental program on the bilateral cultural exchange in 2016-2019, between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of South Korea.
An Agreement on cooperation in the cultural heritage sector between the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences of Mongolia and the Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea.
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in cultural and creative industries between the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences of Mongolia and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea.
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation to combat against desertification, dust and sandstorms between the Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism of Mongolia and the Korea Forest Service of South Korea. 
An Agreement on cooperation in healthcare technology sector based the information and high technologies between the Ministry of Health and Sports of Mongolia and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea. 
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the social welfare sector between the Ministry of Population's Development and Social Welfare of Mongolia and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea.
A Memorandum of Understanding on enhancing the cooperation in energy sector between the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea. 
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the experiment construction project of the environmentally friendly power plant between the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea. 
Today Speaker of the Parliament M.Enkhbold and the Prime Minister of Mongolia J.Erdenebat will hold meeting with Park Geun-hye, the President of the Republic of Korea. 
After attending the Mongolia-South Korean business forum, the President of the Republic of Korea will conclude her official visit to Mongolia.

Published Date:2016-07-18