President receives Shizuoka Prefecture reps

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On August 5, the President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj welcomed delegation led by the Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Heita Kawakatsu. Advisor of Foreign Affairs to the President of Mongolia A.Battur, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan S.Khurelbaatar and other officials were present at the meeting. President Elbegdorj noted: “I would like to extend my warm welcome to you, the delegation of Shizuoka Prefecture who are visiting Mongolia on these days. I am truly satisfied to meet with you once again”. The Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture Heita Kawakatsu said: “We appreciate for your warm welcome. During the visit of the President of Mongolia to Japan in 2010, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between our two countries and in 2011 this MoU was expanded into an agreement. In 2015, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Shizuoka Prefecture and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences of Mongolia and our visit is coinciding with a year’s anniversary of this agreement. We have arrived in Ulaanbaatar to draft an agreement on student exchange with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sciences and Sports of Mongolia”. President Elbegdorj noted that expanding friendly relations with Japan is one of the top priorities of the Mongolia’s external policy. Currently, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has visited Mongolia to participate in the high-level meeting of the ASEM which was held in Ulaanbaatar. Enhancing people-to-people relations and expanding cooperation between the cities is important for the development of mutual ties. The President emphasized Mr. Heita Kawakatsu’s contribution to this relationship and mentioned that thanks to this cooperation the Shizuoka Prefecture is well known in Mongolia unlike any other Prefectures of Japan, reports president.mn