Mehmet Erdogan: Mongolia and Turkey should strive for strategic partnership

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ T.Ayursaikhan MP, the head of the parliamentary group of Mongolia-Turkey Friendship, received today a Turkish parliamentary delegation led by Mr Mehmet Erdogan, the head of the Turkey-Mongolia Friendship Group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Mr Ayursaikhan underlined an importance of inter-parliamentary interactions between Mongolia and Turkey. “Our countries are both democratic states with parliamentary systems. Turkey is recognized as Mongolia’s “third neighbor”, noted the MP and expressed his satisfaction with the recent achievements made in the bilateral relation in the context of the comprehensive partnership. Mr Erdogan thanked Mr Ayursaikhan for the hospitality and said he is pleased to have his third visit to Mongolia - a brother nation for Turkey. “It is important to consolidate our ties to make up the geographical distance. Therefore, the weekly direct flights contributes greatly to boosting bilateral ties. The latter has been witnessing even more dynamic growth over the last 26 years, when more than a hundred cooperation documents have been signed by the two sides. We should strive to upgrade the relations to the level of strategic partnership”, he said. The dignitaries touched upon issues concerning bilateral trade, economy, agriculture and cooperation in light industry, as well as the student exchange. Present were also, the members of parliamentary friendship group N.Enkhbold, G.Soltan and B.Undarmaa MPs, members of the Turkey-Mongolia Friendship Group in the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey, and Ambassador of Turkey Murat Karagoz.