Chair of the Parliamentary Group of the State Great Hural for relations with the European Parliament, MP Mrs.Ts.Munkhtsetseg, and Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Central Asia and Mongolia (DCAS), MEP Mr. F.Martuschello held a virtual courtesy meeting on May 18, 2021. The meeting was also attended by H.E. Mr. O. Och, Ambassador of the Mission of Mongolia to the European Union, H.E. Mr. T.Hristea, Ambassador of the EU Delegation to Mongolia, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the EU Delegation to Mongolia.
During the meeting, the two sides noted with satisfaction the expanding cooperation and relationship between Mongolia and the European Union and exchanged views about future cooperation, the establishment of an EU-Mongolian Committee in the European Parliament and the organization of the annual inter-parliamentary consultation meeting, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Member of Parliament Ts. Munkhtsetseg briefed about the results of the measures taken by the Government of Mongolia to prevent and control the spread of the pandemic, the vaccination campaign progress and the Government’s comprehensive plan of 10 trillion MNT aimed for economic recovery and health protection. MP Munkhtsetseg also emphasized the importance given to the cooperation and relationship with the EU and its member states under Mongolia’s “third neighbour” foreign policy. Hence, pointing the crucial role of establishing an EU-Mongolia Cooperation Committee in the European Parliament to provide parliamentary scrutiny of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to enhance further cooperation in relevant mutual interests. MP Mrs.Munkhtsetsetseg also pointed out that the Law on the Legal Status of Human Rights Defenders has been adopted in Mongolia. Taking the opportunity, Mrs.Munkhtsetsetseg expressed the wish that once the pandemic situation is mitigated, Mongolia would be happy to host the 14th Inter-Parliamentary meeting between the State Great Hural and the European Parliament in Ulaanbaatar. Mr. Fulvio Martuschiello, Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Central Asia and Mongolia, reaffirmed his commitment to expand cooperation between the EU and Mongolia and discussed about the possibility of holding the 14th Inter-Parliamentary Consultation meeting in November 2021.
At the end of the meeting, Ambassador T. Hristea noted that the cooperation between the EU and Mongolia has been actively expanding in many fields over the past years and underlined that the EU multi-annual indicative programme for Mongolia for the year of 2021-2027 would continue with at the same level of commitment from the EU in line with Mongolia’s long-term development policy Vision 2050.