Director of Consular Department visits Switzerland

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sh.Sukhbaatar paid a working visit to Switzerland on April 24-26. In frames of the visit, Mr Sukhbaatar held a meeting with Sylvain Astier, a division head of the Federal Migration Service, exchanging views on returning those Mongolians who were refused to migrate in Switzerland. He obtained information about aid to be rendered to the people who have voluntarily applied for returning home. These people has a right to apply for the Switzerland’s visa without any obstacles, but those migrants who are forced to leave the country or committed crimes are restricted to apply for the visa in at least five years, the Swiss Migration Service says. After this, Mr Sukhbaatar met with Mongolians in Switzerland, hearing opinions and requests from them. He also held a meeting with the Assistant-Secretary of State of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and shared views on appointing an Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Mongolia.