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Mongolia|politics|April 5, 2018 / 02:47 PM
Mongolia, Switzerland discuss cooperation

AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis on April 5 who arrived in Ulaanbaatar for 3-day visit.

Battulga and Cassis discussed implementation of the projects and programs of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Battulga thanked Switzerland for its continued support during the transitional period of Mongolia in the 1990s.

“Since 2012, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been establishing citizens’ chambers in Mongolia, which connect citizens with the government. Currently, there are about 500 citizens’ chambers throughout the country. The SDC has spent about CHF11 million on this project. Mongolia has a vast territory, but its infrastructure is not developed well. For instance, citizens living in over 2000km away from Ulaanbaatar can connect immediately to the government through the Citizens’ Chamber; thus we are interested in continuing this project and building their capacity,” Montsame reported Battulga as saying.

Cassis said that the Agency’s approved projects until 2021 are aimed at promotion of good governance, agricultural development and conservancy.

The President expressed willingness to cooperate closer in defense sector, to learn Swiss military experience and management, and apply it in Mongolia. The President asked the Swiss Minister to touch upon this matter during the talks with Mongolia’s Foreign Minister.

Concluding the meeting, the Swiss FM promised to convey the message to the Minister of Switzerland.

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