Minister for Foreign Affairs B.Battetseg will pay an official visit to the Commonwealth of Australia from 12-15 September 2023 at the invitation of the Honorable Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia.
During the visit, Foreing Minister B.Battsetseg will pay a courtesy call on Presiding Officers of the Australian Parliament, hold talks with the Foreign Minister Penny Wong, meet with the Chair and members of the Australia-Mongolia Parliamentary Friendship Group and other high-level officials to discuss the bilateral relations, particularly expanding the trade and economic cooperation, collaboration in the education, mining and agriculture sectors, strengthening people-to-people ties as well as exchanging views on regional and international issues.
The Minister will also deliver a lecture on “Mongolia’s Foreign Policy: Northeast Asia” at the Australian Institute of International Affairs and opening remarks at the inaugural performance by the MorinKhuur Ensemble at the Sydney Opera House.
Foreign Minister’s visit to Australia is of great importance as it is the inaugural high-level visit to be implemented after the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Australia.