FOREIGN MINISTER OF CANADA STARTS VISIT

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mr John Baird Thursday began his official visit to Mongolia. Mr Baird was invited by his Mongolian counterpart Mr L.Bold. This is the very first visit of Canada’s Foreign Minister to Mongolia. The two Foreign Ministers held negotiations, reaffirmed the bilateral relations for a broad partnership, and exchanged views on the Mongolia-Canada cooperation at international and regional arenas. During the talks and meeting, Mr Bold underlined that Canada bears an important role in the foreign policy of Mongolia, and proposed advancing a volume of the bilateral ties, enriching the cooperation with new contents by a way of strengthening the ties in mining, legal reform, agriculture, health and education spheres. The visit of the Canada's Minister will continue until Friday.