During her Official Visit to Turkey between March 13-14, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Battsetseg held official talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. On March 14, the Ministers held a press conference to present the official outcomes of their talks.

During the press conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Battsetseg said “It is my pleasure to visit your beautiful country at your, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, invitation. Please accept my sincere gratitude for your warm welcome and hospitality. First of all, I would like to offer my deepest condolence again over the tragic loss and injuries caused by the devastating earthquake in the southeastern provinces of the Republic of Turkey and reaffirm that we, Mongolians, stand in full solidarity with the people of Turkey. I believe that the Republic of Turkey will be able to overcome the losses and damages within a short time. The official talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu were fruitful, and many important issues of bilateral regional and international relations were discussed in detail. Mongolia attaches utmost significance to its relations with the Republic of Turkey and strives to develop bilateral relations in all spheres. In particular, we agreed to advance the relations between our two countries from the current comprehensive partnership to the ‘strategic partnership’ and continue the mutual high-level visits in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries.”

On the sideline of the talks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ms. Batstesteg, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey on “Cooperating in Diplomatic Ceremony” which will make a particular contribution to strengthening the cooperation between the ministries.

In addition, in order to increase the trade turnover between our two countries and facilitate the export of animal products, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mongolia to the Republic of Turkey Mr. Munkhbayar signed the following official documents with the Secretary of Halal Accreditation Agency of Turkey Mr. Mustafa Suleiman, the Director of National Metrology Institute, affiliated to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Mr. Mustafa Cetintaş, and the President of Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) Mr. Mahmut Sami Şahin, respectively. These are:

· “Memorandum of Understanding” between the Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology and the Halal Accreditation Agency of Turkey on Halal Quality Infrastructure;

· “Memorandum of Understanding” between the Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology and the National Metrology Institute, affiliated to the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey;

· “Action Plan to Organize Training on Standardization, Evaluation, and Metrology from 2022 through 2026” of the Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology and the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE).