
Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj is on a state visit to Pyongyang, North Korea. During the visit, the Mongolian President says he will work with Pyongyang to promote stability in Northeast Asia, acknowledging the important role that can be played by Pyongyang and Ulaanbaatar in pushing forward peace and stability in the region. A summit meeting between Kim and Mongolia's leader will mark the "coming out" of the North Korean leader onto the stage of international diplomacy.
According to sources, officials from the two countries were in agreement on the need to expand cooperation in trade and investment, and shared views on such developments to further bilateral interests.
Kim, the nominal head of North Korea, said at the banquet honoring the Mongolian president's visit, that there has been continuous cooperation in the political, economic, military and sports spheres, and that Pyongyang is committed to expanding strong ties with Ulaanbaatar.
North Korean sources in Seoul and abroad say Elbegdorj's visit marks the first by a foreign head of state since Kim Jong-un took control of the communist country in late 2011.
The President of Mongolia is accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, L.Bold and the Minister of Industry and Agriculture and Mongolian head of the Mongolia-DPRK intergovernmental commission, Kh.Battulga and other officials.
The president’s visit is being hosted within the scope of the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
President Elbegdorj: Mongolia will work with N. Korea to promote NE Asian stability | ||
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