Enkhbold meets Steinlein

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Mr Stephan Steinlein paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Mongolian parliament Z.Enkhbold on March 18. The State Secretary congratulated Mr Enkhbold on the successful visit to Germany and said the bilateral relations have been developing intensively in various fields, "I hope that these ties will upgrade". "It was an important experience in our relations that Mongolian military forces participated in the 'Decisive Support' mission in Afghanistan at Germany’s request. It also manifests the two countries' commitment to the global peace,” said Mr Steinlein and mentioned the successful implementation of technological university project. In response, Mr Enkhbold noted that Mongolia’s participation in ITB Berlin 2015 as an official partner was of great importance. The constant interactions between the two parliaments have been playing an important role in boosting the cooperation between the two legislatures, he said. Ulaanbaatar is to host the Autumn Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly this September and the ASEM Summit in 2016, added the Speaker. “Last year, the 25th anniversary of Germany’s unification as the Berlin Wall was brought down with the beginning of Mongolia’s democratic revolution, the disruption of Berlin wall itself one of the important calls for Mongolian people to start the revolution," he said. The Speaker also mentioned about visa exemption as a factor for developing more effective economic cooperation between the two countries. “We have to consider exempting visas for the official- passport bearers” he suggested. Present were also the head of the Mongolia-Germany parliamentary group L.Bold, Z.Bayanselenge, Ts.Nyamdorj, L.Erdenechimeg and O.Enkhtuvshin MPs, and the Ambassador of Mongolia to Germany Ts.Bolor.