The first consultative meeting between the Foreign Ministries of Mongolia and the Republic of Korea on the public diplomacy was held on March 25 in Ulaanbaatar.Mongolian delegation was led by Director of the Policy Planning and Research Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ts.Batbayar and Korean delegation by Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Kim Dong-gi.

During the consultative meeting, sides talked about the opportunities for developing public diplomacy ties of the two countries, deepening the mutual understanding between the two peoples and improving their knowledge of the respective countries’ history, culture and tradition and cooperation on the mutual promotion.

Mongolian sides emphasized that media plays an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and knowledge of two peoples about respective countries as well as expressed an interest in increasing the exchange of journalists and representatives of the media organizations between the two countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea plans to host through its Embassy in Ulaanbaatar a number of cultural events for Mongolians especially young people and requested to provide support.

Both sides agreed on working together in this direction and hosting such consultative meetings regularly and concluded the meeting as a productive.