US delegation visits Mongolia to strengthen bilateral relationship

Deputy Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of State Patrick Murphy paid an official visit to Mongolia from October 9 to 10.

As a part of his visit, Murphy met with President Kh.Battulga on October 10 at the State Palace to discuss the comprehensive partnership being developed by the two countries and some issues of bilateral relations.

The president and Murphy discussed the US-Mongolia partnership, noted that the countries share democratic values, and should cooperation further on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The US delegation held a meeting with Minister of Defense N.Enkhbold on Wednesday to discuss bilateral defense relations and cooperation.

During the meeting, the US delegation affirmed its strong security cooperation with Mongolia, and Mongolia’s role as an important partner in the US Indo Pacific strategy.

Murphy also met with Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mongolia O.Adiya and the chamber’s board to discuss bilateral commercial and economic relations. They exchanged views on important local perspectives on trade relations and economic development.

The US delegation also met with Mongolian alumni of US funded exchanges such as the Fulbright Program, LEAD Mongolia, the International Visitor Leadership Program, FLEX Alumni Mongolia, and the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program to discuss US-Mongolia bilateral relationship and the Indo Pacific strategy.

In addition, Murphy held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister U.Enkhtuvshin to discuss the relations and cooperation between the two countries.

U.Enkhtuvshin expressed his satisfaction with Mongolia’s ongoing successful relations and cooperation with the US in many areas, and emphasized some important progresses in bilateral relationship.

He noted that the two countries agreed to elevate bilateral relations to the enhanced comprehensive partnership and signed the second compact of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation during the most recent visit of Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh to the USA.

The deputy prime minister also stressed that as Mongolia considers the US as an important third neighbor country and a close friend, the country is looking forward to strengthening its bilateral relations and cooperation with the US in many different sectors.

Murphy agreed with U.Enkhtuvshin, and stated that he hopes Mongolia will keep ensuring its economic growth and strengthening its fiscal discipline as the country is successfully carrying out the International Monetary Fund’s extended fund facility program.

During their meeting, the sides also exchanged opinions on ties between legislative and civic societies between the two countries, people-to-people relationships, peacekeeping cooperation and regional security.