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On August 22, Chairman of the State Great Khural (Parliament) G. Zandanshatar received a delegation headed by Moto Hayashi, member of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Parliament and Chairman of the Japan-Mongolia Parliamentary Friendship Group.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr.Zandanshatar congratulated distinguished guests on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Japan, which is being celebrated throughout this year, and warmly congratulated Moto Hayashi on being awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of Mongolia for his valuable contribution to the development of relations between the two countries.

“The deepening of friendly relations and cooperation with Japan is one of the priorities of our country’s foreign policy, and the State Great Khural of Mongolia also attaches great importance to this,” noted Mr. Zandanshatar, expressing satisfaction with the regularization of high-level bilateral meetings and the expansion of relations between the two countries in all aspects.
Mr.Moto Hayashi, in turn, said that as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a large delegation of 86 people from different sectors arrived in Mongolia, including representatives of culture, arts and 9 members of parliament and government of Japan.

Expressing his commitment to the development of friendly relations between Japan and Mongolia, Mr. Moto Hayashi said, “I hope that our visit will be an impetus to the intensification of inter-parliamentary relations, particularly the development of sports and cultural ties, and we will work to develop friendly relations between the people of the two countries.” He extended an invitation to the Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament to visit Japan at the invitation President of the House of Representatives.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on cooperation between the two countries in the public and private sectors, as well as in the regional and international arenas.

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