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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry B.Batzorig yesterday met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Mongolia Philip Malone.
Expressing his deep gratitude to the Ambassador on his contribution to the bilateral diplomatic ties and cooperation Minister B.Batzorig emphasized that the Ministry is attaching special attention to expanding and developing ties of the two countries in fields of food, agriculture and light industry.
Ambassador Philip Malone underlined that the two countries have much potential to broaden cooperation in the abovementioned areas and expressed its intend to cooperate in cashmere industry in collaboration with Sustainable Fibre Alliance NGO, funded by the British Government. The NGO intends to oranize a designers’ conference and fair in September, 2018 in London and the Ambassador said the Ministry's support is required to ensure participation of Mongolian part.
The parties agreed to cooperate in formulation of joint program to train personnel and introduce advanced technologies in Mongolia and get acquainted with development and practice of light industry of Great Britain on the spot.
Published Date:2018-06-07