PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ASEM MEETING AND VISIT AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The President Ts.Elbegdorj is to attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit /ASEM/ in Milan of Italy on October 16-17, 2014, to pay official visit to the Republic of Austria on October 14-15 and a working visit to Hungary October 17-18 of 2014. The ASEM dialogue addresses political, economic and cultural issues, with the objective of strengthening the relationship between our two regions, in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership. This year’s Meeting will bring together Heads of state and government of 49 member- countries from Asia and Europe and officials, including the President of the European Council, President of the European Commission and Secretary-General of the ASEAN. During the official visit to Austria, Mr Elbegdorj intends to meet with Heinz Fischer, the Federal President of Austria and with Doris Bures, a President of the National Council of Austria, will also visit the United Nations Office in Vienna and open Mongolia-Austria Business Forum. In Hungary, our leader will hold a meeting with Janos Ader, the President of Hungary, and with Viktor Orban, the PM, and other officials. He will visit a Center for Mongol Studies at a Faculty for Central Asian Studies of the Eotvos Lorand University, deliver opening speech at the Mongolia-Hungary Business Forum and give a lecture themed “Democracy in Mongolia: Lesson” at the Central European University. As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia informs, the visits would give great impetus to the development of the Mongolia-Austria and Mongolia-Hungary relations, in particular will enhance economic, trade and investment cooperation and intensify mutual partnership within the international organizations, reports Public Relations and Communications Division of the Office of the President.