President receives Japanese minister

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj received Wednesday Koichiro Genba, Japan's Minister of State for National Policy and Minister of State for the New Public Commons.

Mr. Genba has mentioned that he chose Mongolia for his first foreign visit and said he has been implementing a joint statement which was signed November last year.

The Minister has pointed out that a speech of Mongolia's Premier, delivered at Japan's parliament, has attracted attention of the Japanese and underlined that Japan has completed its strategic policy on seeking a country that exports mineral resources. "I think Japan will keep its development by forwarding special cooperation with Asia especially with Mongolia in frames of this strategic policy. We are talking with Mongolian Ministers to realize this policy to be more beneficial for our countries at the strategic partnership level," Mr. Gemba has stressed.

He has said Japan intends to establish an agreement with Mongolia on the economic partnership this April if the results of joint research are passed within March.

In response, the President has thanked His Highness Akihito, the Japanese Emperor, parliament and the Premier for paying respect to him during his state visit to Japan in November of 2010. He has underlined the bilateral agreement and joint statement on development of the bilateral relations in strategic partnership principles, and noted that these documents are vital for the Mongolia-Japan relations and cooperation.

The State said he thinks that the visit of Mr. Genba is an expression of the realization by the Japanese government of the joint statement on developing the bilateral strategic partnership relations. He added the Mongolia-Japan relations will reach a supreme level of quality in 20 years, saying the two countries' ties and economic partnership may serve as a good example for Northeast Asia.

The President said he wants the relations be forwarded in the mining sector, such as uranium and rare elements of minerals, in technological sphere. "Besides, we are willing to produce value-added products from minerals and to export them to foreign countries," he said.

Having mentioned that the Prime-minister of Japan Naoto Kan has been invited to Mongolia, the state Head requested Mr. Genba to support an implementation of this visit.

B.Khuder

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