Speaker pays courtesy call on Emperor of Japan

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the sidelines of his visit to Japan, the Chairman of the State Great Khural Z.Enkhbold paid a courtesy call on His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Akihito and the Empress Michiko on February 25. His Imperial Majesty thanked Enkhbold for paying the official visit and expressed a heartfelt satisfaction with the Japan-Mongolia close relations. He also thanked the Mongolian Legislature for having ratified the Economic Partnership Agreement immediately after the signing, "it will boost the economic relations of the two countries". After this he asked Mr about landscape and climate of Mongolia and wished Mongolia prosperity, development, happiness and well-being. "I am truly honored to have a chance to meet You. I am paying an official visit here by the invitation of Mr Machimura, the Chairman of the House of Representatives of Japan," said the Chairman of the State Great Khural. Mongolia made a democratic revolution 25 years ago, renewed its political and social orders, transferred to the market economy, and founded the new development basis, he said. Japan's assistance and active support for Mongolia’s democratic transition are highly respected and valued by the State of Mongolia, he stressed. Mongolia-Japan relations are being forwarded through the Strategic Partnership. “Political talks, regional cooperation, cultural and public diplomacy are expanding every year. The EPA inked by the two Prime Ministers started a new level of relations in trade and economy," he went on. "I would like to highlight the enormous contribution of Your Royal family to the consolidation of friendly atmosphere in the bilateral relations. Visits of the Princes Akishino-no-miya and Naruhito to Mongolia are warmly remembered by the Mongolians," he said. He invited His Imperial Majesty to visit Mongolia whenever suits the Emperor, mentioning that he recalls the Mongolian Ambassador's saying that the Emperor is quite interested in seeing Mongolia. The Speaker also offered good wishes to the Emperor and Empress. He was accompanied by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan Mr S.Khurelbaatar.