MONGOLIA AND NEW ZEALAND TO MARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Concurrent Non-Resident Ambassador of Mongolia to New Zealand Mr Bold has given a lecture themed “Foreign Policy of Mongolia: Opportunities and Challenges” at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Wellington branch as well as in Hamilton branch at the University of Waikato. Presentation was attended with great interests from Kiwis, as this was the first-ever presentation by the Mongolian Ambassador to the New Zealand audience about Mongolia’s foreign policy. Ambassador Mr Bold congratulated the Foreign Minister Murray McCully on the New Zealand’s election to the United Nations Security Council for the 2015-2016 term. Mongolia has supported New Zealand’s candidacy for the election from the beginning. Mr Bold also extended the letter of congratulations by the Mongolia’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to their New Zealand counterparts on the re-appointment after the general election. His Excellency also met Ms Helene Quilter,Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Ms Annelies McClure, Chief Executive of the Overseas Investment Committee, Ms Andrea Smith, Deputy Secretary, Ms Clare Fearnley, Director-General of the North Asia Division from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade respectively and Mr Adrian Orr, CEO of the New Zealand Super Fund during his recent stay in New Zealand. Ambassador had fruitful discussions with the official representatives how to enhance the bilateral relations. 2015 will see the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations establishment between Mongolia and New Zealand. Around 500 kiwis visit Mongolia every year. Mongolia imported 16 million USD valued milk powder from New Zealand-based Fonterra in 2013.