Parliament Office Secretary-General meets Latvian Ambassador

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Parliament Office Secretary-General B.Boldbaatar met with the Ambassador of Latvia to Mongolia Mrs Ingrida Levrence on Thursday. Since the establishment of their diplomatic ties, Mongolia and Latvia have advanced their friendly relations and cooperation, said Mr Boldbaatar, citing examples of that: Latvia-manufactured VEF radios used to be almost in every family in the countryside, the Mongolians studied in Riga's Aviation University. He also recalled a meeting of Parliament Speaker Z.Enkhbold with the Latvian Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry Viktors Makarovs amid the Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Ulaanbaatar last year to talk about establishment of inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries. The Ambassador Levrence said that parliamentary elections will run this August in her country and that the Latvian President Andris Berzins plans to visit Mongolia, which, she believes, will be a great impetus to the Mongolia-Latvia cooperation. Mr Boldbaatar said our parliament is to discuss an establishment of the Mongolia-Latvia parliamentary group and hoped that not only this but also Latvia-Mongolia group will be founded before the visit of Latvian leader. Mrs Levrence pointed out a willingness of the Latvian business people to operate in Mongolia, and expressed a confidence in the contribution of Mr Berzins’ visit to leveling-up of the business and economic relations between the countries.