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State Secretary Sanja Štiglic holds political consultations in Mongolia

In Ulaanbaatar, State Secretary Sanja Štiglic held political consultations with the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Ankhbayar Nyamdorj. They agreed that the bilateral dialogue was dynamic and could be further strengthened through high-level political visits.

The State Secretaries reaffirmed their interest in deepening relations, particularly in the areas of the economy, tourism and education. The purpose of the consultations was also to exchange views on ways to strengthen cooperation between both countries in the multilateral field and on thematic priorities shared by both countries, including gender equality and women's empowerment, commitment to multilateralism and international law, environmental protection, climate change adaptation and water diplomacy.

During her visit to Ulaanbaatar, State Secretary Štiglic paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Batmunkh Battsetseg. She also held talks with the Mongolian Minister of Digital Development and Communications, Uchral Nyam-Osor, during which they affirmed their willingness to exchange Slovenian and Mongolian experience in the fields of digital development, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Furthermore, the State Secretary had a meeting with the President of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dashtseren Enkhtuvshin. They reaffirmed their interest in deepening economic cooperation between the two countries and agreed that reciprocal visits by business delegations would contribute to this end. State Secretary Štiglic also visited the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia in Ulaanbaatar, headed by Dr Bolormaa Batbayar, and thanked the Honorary Consul for her efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation and to promote Slovenia in Mongolia.