"ASEM Summit is to manifest Mongolia’s achievement in foreign affairs"

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In regard of the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Mongolia Lee Te Ro's return home, the President received him on March 31. The President said that during the three-year diplomatic mission of Mr Lee Te Ro in Mongolia, a development of the relations has found stability, and that the two sides considered works of the last 25 years of diplomatic relations and discussed frameworks for the next quarter of century. The Ambassador congratulated the President on Mongolia's being selected the host of the next ASEM Summit, and emphasized that Mongolia’s role in international relations and its prestige in global arena have been constantly rising, "a fact that Mongolia has been chosen the host country for the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit-2016 manifests the upgraded status of Mongolia’s foreign activities". The Ambassador also thanked the President for presenting initiative "North-East Asia Dialogue" and focusing on the regional peace and security. He went on that the President of South Korea made similar initiative concerning the region’s peace and security. He suggested that the two countries cooperate in improving the efficiency of these parallel initiatives. After this, Mr Lee Te Ro said the S.Korean government is focusing on increasing investment in Mongolia. "The bilateral relations are expanding in education, health and agriculture," he noted. In response, Mr Elbegdorj thanked him for certain achievements in the relations between our countries and for constant high level interactions during his office. The President appreciates a consistent development of relations in the 25 years of diplomatic relations, he said and noted that he exchanges views with his S.Korean counterpart Park Geun Hye at international events. The President wished Mr Lee Te Ro a good health, happiness and a success.