On August 13, 2024, the Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene received the Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia M. Igawahara.
At the meeting, Ambassador M. Igawahara invited the Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erden to attend the official visit of Japanese Prime Minister F. Kishida to Mongolia on August 11-12, 2024. He explained the situation and apologized for the cancellation of this visit due to the need to implement anti-disaster measures and reduce possible risks due to the warning of the possibility of a large-scale earthquake due to the earthquake in Miyazaki Prefecture.
The Prime Minister of Mongolia, L. Oyun-Erdene, understands very well the situation that the official visit of the Prime Minister of Japan, F. Kishida, was canceled due to the domestic situation caused by the earthquake and natural disaster in Japan. He emphasized that at this time, the Government of Mongolia and the people of Mongolia are with our close friend and important partner of the Special Strategy, Japan, and the people and friends of Japan.
Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene noted the success of Mongolia's Great Khural elections in June 2024. The Mongolian People's Party, which won the majority of seats in the elections, formed the government together with the Democratic Party and the People's Party, strengthening the special strategic partnership between Mongolia and Japan. emphasized the importance of expanding and deepening human-centered relations and joint cooperation.
During the meeting, the parties noted the deep development of relations and cooperation between Mongolia and Japan, which share democratic values, at the high level of the "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity" in all fields, and further the practical implementation of the 10-year Action Program of the partnership. provided, confirmed the achievements and success of relations up to now, and confirmed their commitment to closer cooperation. In this context, opinions were exchanged on the important pillar of partnership, the expansion of mutually beneficial trade and economic relations, and the promotion of exchanges between citizens.
In 2024, the 50th anniversary of cultural relations between our two countries, the parties welcome the strengthening of "people-centered" cooperation and the deepening of friendship between the peoples, and for the further intensification of the friendship and friendship of children and youth who represent the future and future generations. he said.
