Speaker meets Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 21, Parliament Speaker M.Enkhbold received Takeo Akiba, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, who attended a regular consultative meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and Japan in Ulaanbaatar. At the beginning of the meeting, Speaker M.Enkhbold pointed out that the consultative meeting was held in success and said “Mongolia and Japan maintains traditionally pleasant bilateral relations and cooperation. Mongolian people always appreciate Japan and its people for their support for us who have been supporting and assisting Mongolia during difficult times”. The Speaker then underlined that Mongolian PM J.Erdenebat's visit to Japan and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe's visit to Mongolia last year were of significance in the future intensification of bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade and economy. After expressing his gratitude to the Mongolian Parliament Speaker for receiving him in response, Takeo Akiba, Deputy FM noted "Despite the fact that this is our first meeting, I have known you for a long time. During the visits of former Japanese PM J.Koizumi in 2006 and of Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito in 2007 to Mongolia, I came in Ulaanbaatar as I was working as a Head of First China and Mongolia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and met with you when you were the Prime Minister at that time”. Takeo Akiba continued by informing that the consultative meeting between Mongolia and Japan was held successfully in Ulaanbaatar, during which he met with D.Davaasuren, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and agreed that Mongolia and Japan will have a close relationship by regularly exchanging information between the Foreign Ministries and jointly expressing the positions of the two sides during the current times of changing world politics.