Deputy Premier meets US Ambassador

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr U.Khurelsukh received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA, Ms Jennifer Zimdahl Galt on Tuesday. The Deputy PM expressed satisfaction with the flourishing bilateral ties in politics, defense, economy and education. He noted the defense cooperation constitutes the major part of the bilateral ties, and applauded success achieved in organizing international military exercise dubbed “Gobi Wolf”. Mongolia has been aspiring to attract the USA’s and its other third neighbors’ economic interests to itself, and attaches a great importance to signing the second compact agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Underlining that the 25th anniversary of the launch of operations of the US Peace Corps in Mongolia is being marked this year, the Deputy PM extended gratitude for the volunteers’ commitment and contribution to English language education, healthcare and overall growth of our country. Mr Khurelsukh conveyed a proposal to expand the cooperation with the US in agriculture, energy, high tech industries and investment in infrastructural projects.