Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg received the newly appointed Ambassador of Finland to Mongolia Jarno Syrjälä on October 31, 2017 on the occasion of his upcoming presentation of Credentials ceremony.

Deputy Minister B.Battsetseg congratulated Ambassador Jarno Syrjälä and underlined that friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries have been developing steadily over the years. She also expressed that Mongolia is interested in broadening bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, economy, education, culture and winter sports.

Ambassador Jarno Syrjälä presented the copy of Credentials to the Deputy Minister, noted that he will focus on intensifying trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and mentioned that there is a good potential to start cooperation in the winter sports field as both countries have similar climate.

Also both sides agreed to organize the Intergovernmental Commission and Political Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the near future