Mongolian President Stresses Importance Of Upcoming NAM Meeting

Beijing, Aug 14, IRNA – Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj said Tuesday that his country attaches great significance to the upcoming meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement slated for August 26-31 in Tehran, Iran. Elbegdorj made the remarks in a meeting in Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar with the visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and the Pacific Affairs Abbas Araqchi. During the meeting, Araqchi submitted an invitation from Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his Mongolian counterpart to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meeting in the Iranian capital. The Mongolian president welcomed the invitation saying that Ulaanbaatar would participate in the meeting at the highest level. President Elbegdorj then referred to the 40 years of historical cooperation between Tehran and Ulaanbaatar, stressing the need to promote bilateral relations./end