Ch.Saikhanbileg receives JETRO chairman

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In a scope of the Mongolia-Business meeting held in Tokyo, the Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg Tuesday received Mr Mr Hiroyuki Ishige, the chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The Premier hoped that the JETRO will activate the cooperation with Mongolia by establishing its Representative Office in Ulaanbaatar. JETRO is an independent government agency established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February of 1951, and was reorganized as the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or METI) to consolidate Japan's efforts in export promotion. As of May 2011, JETRO maintained seventy-three offices in fifty-five countries, as well as thirty-six regional offices in Japan, with a total staff of 1,500. Its main office is located in the Ark Mori Building in Akasaka, Tokyo. JETRO provides information and support to foreign companies looking for successful entry and expansion in the Japanese market. JETRO provides a wide range of services, such as timely market intelligence, extensive business development support, and relevant business events, designed to encourage new business between foreign companies and Japan. JETRO also provides current information on the laws and regulations surrounding new business operation in Japan to assist companies in expanding their business to Japan.