FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS UK AMBASSADOR

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Bold Thursday received Mr Christopher Charles Stuart, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Mongolia. Mr Stuart conveyed to the Foreign Minister a letter of Mr William Hague, the UK First Secretary of State and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and exchanged views with the Minister on works to be done this year in frames of the bilateral relations. In response, the FM pointed out that the bilateral trade and economic ties and cooperation have intensified thanks to many works in a scope of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mongolia-UK diplomatic relations in 2013. He hoped that British companies will continue their participation in the biggest projects of Mongolia, and that the second investment negotiations for the Oyu Tolgoi project will become successful. The sides also agreed to study an opportunity for the Mongolian representatives to take part in a summit of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative which has been launched by Mr William Hague. This summit will run this year in London.