President to Attend the ASEM Meeting and Visit Austria and Hungary

President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is to attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit /ASEM/ to be held in Milan, the Italian Republic on October 16-17, 2014. Also, President will pay an official visit to the Republic of Austria on October 14-15 and a working visit to Hungary on October 17-18, 2014 respectively.

The ASEM dialogue addresses political, economic and cultural issues, with the objective of strengthening the relationship between our two regions, in a spirit of mutual respect and equal partnership. This year’s Meeting will bring together the Heads of state and government of 49 member countries from Asia and Europe, gathering officials including the President of the European Council, President of the European Commission and Secretary General of the ASEAN.

During the official visit to the Republic of Austria, President Elbegdorj is scheduled to meet with Heinz Fischer, the Federal President of Austria, Doris Bures, President of the National Council of Austria, visit the United Nations Office in Vienna and open Mongolia-Austria Business Forum.

During the visit to Hungary, President Elbegdorj will hold a meeting with Janos Ader, the President of Hungary, Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary and other officials. President Elbegdorj will visit the Center for Mongolian Studies at the Faculty for Central Asian Studies of the Eotvos Lorand University, deliver opening speech at the Mongolia-Hungary Business Forum and give a lecture themed “Democracy in Mongolia: Lesson” at the Central European University.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia informed that the President’s upcoming visit would give great impetus to the development of the Mongolia-Austria relations and Mongolia-Hungary relations, in particular, enhancing economic, trade and investment cooperation and intensifying mutual partnership within the international organizations.