MONGOLIAN AND BHUTANESE FOREIGN MINISTERS TALK ON EXPANDING COOPERATION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar received his Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji on June 12, who is attending Inaugural Intergovernmental Meeting of International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries on June 11-12. During the meeting, Minister D.Tsogtbaatar thanked Mr Damcho Dorji for participating in the inaugural meeting of the International Think Tank for LLDC, noting that it is highly significant to cooperate at international and regional levels. Moreover, Minister D.Tsogtbaatar introduced several initiatives of the Ministry to be implemented in near future to Bhutanese side, mentioning that there is a possibility to expand cooperation in tourism sector. For his part, Minister Damcho Dorji congratulated Mongolia for inaugurating the International Think Tank for LLDC, noting that Mongolia-Bhutan relations have been intensifying since the establishment of the diplomatic relations in 2012. He also added it was significant that Mongolian and Bhutanese Foreign Ministers paid mutual-visits in a short period of time. Minister Damcho Dorji expressed Bhutan's interest in broadening relations and cooperation with Mongolia in tourism, agriculture, health and cultural sectors. Additionally, Minister Damcho Dorji paid an official visit to Mongolia in September, 2017. E.Altanzul