Speaker of Canadian House of Commons will visit Mongolia September 5-7, 2016, meet with SGK Chairman Enkhbold and others; may signal progress towards FIPA according to Mongolian news media www.mongolianbusinessdatabase.com
The Honourable Geoff Regan, PC, MP, 56, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, will visit Mongolia September 5-7, where he will meet with his counterpart, SGK Chairman M. Enkhbold, other officials and with Canadian and Mongolian NGOs, plus Canadian companies and expats. According to news media reports, Speaker Regan’s visit is expected to help finalize agreements to improve bilateral trade and economic relations, including possible progress on concluding the long-awaited bilateral Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA).
Mr. Regan was elected speaker in December 2015. Speaker Regan previously served as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Born in Nova Scotia, and the son of a former provincial premier, Regan is the first speaker elected from the Maritime Provinces of Atlantic Canada in 100 years. His electoral riding is Halifax West, not far from the Dartmouth, NS, headquarters of NAMBC Member Erdene Resource Development Corporation, which is in the process of developing one of the richest gold fields in Mongolia.
One of Mr. Regan’s predecessors, Speaker Peter Milliken – the longest serving speaker in Canadian history – visited Mongolia in 2006 with a parliamentary delegation, followed in 2013 by the visit of the Rt. Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada.
Published Date:2016-08-31