Johor Sultan given warm welcome in Mongolia
PETALING JAYA: The Johor Sultan was accorded a warm welcome inside a purpose-built traditional home or “ger”, pitched inside the State House in Ulaanbaatar.
Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, who is on his first official visit to the country, called on Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga.
According to the Sultan’s official Facebook page, the Ruler was given a briefing by Mongolian government officials and major private developers on emerging business and investment opportunities, especially on real estate development, in the landlocked country.
He also took the opportunity to visit the Mongolian government-owned Gobi cashmere factory store in Ulaanbaatar, which is popular with tourists for its premier quality clothing.
Mongolia is the supplier of about 40% of the world’s raw cashmere, the country’s largest export after minerals.
The Sultan, who is accompanied by Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman, is leading a 15-member delegation.
Today, he is expected to visit Tsonjin Boldog, some 55km from
Ulaanbaatar, where a 40m-high statue of Mongol Empire founder Genghis Khan on horseback is located.
Sultan Ibrahim’s visit to the coun-
try is at the invitation of the Mongolian president, which was conveyed to him by the Mongolian ambassador to Singapore, George Lkhagvadorj Tumur, in June.