On June 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia and the Foreign Ministry of Lithuania held a joint consultative meeting. At the meeting the Mongolian and Lithuanian sides were represented by Šarūnas Adomavičius, Lithuanian’s Vice-Minister of foreign affairs, and by B.Bolor, Mongolia’s the Vice-Minister.

Since it was the very first meeting, the sides thoroughly discussed bilateral and multilateral relationship issues and exchanged their opinions on how to coo erate in future. They then moved their focus to the issue of Mongolia taking chairmanship in 2011from Lithuania in the League of Democratic Nations. The sides also signed a Memorandum outlining cooperation between the two Ministries of foreign affairs.

Joint consultative meeting held with Lithuanian dignitaries

Vice-Minister Š.Adomavičius conveyed an invitation from Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis to Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia to pay a visit to Lithuania and suggested organizing a business mission to Lithuania. This way, the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Lithuania would also be marked.

During the consultations, the Mongolian delegation showed a keen interest in cooperation in the area of transportation and in playing an active role in the dialogue on transportation of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Lithuania initiated the dialogue in 2009. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia invited Lithuanian entrepreneurs to invest in Mongolia.

Signing a Memorandum of cooperation between the two Ministries

Vice-Minister Š.Adomavičius presented the experience of Lithuania’s chairmanship of the League of Democratic Nations and the initiatives that were implemented. In July 2011, Mongolia will take over the chairmanship of this organization from Lithuania. Officials of this country were also interested in the priorities and plans of Lithuania’s Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2011.

Having opened talks on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union, Mongolia would like to hold consultations with Lithuania, because Lithuania has wide experience in negotiating with the EU.

On June 14 in Ulaanbaatar, Vice-Minister Š.Adomavičius opened a consulate headed by Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in Mongolia Chinbat Khorolsuren.

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