Today /2015.03.11/ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Mongolia Mr. Eelco Jager presented credentials to the President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.  After President Elbegdorj received to congratulate the newly accredited Ambassador on his appointment and noted with satisfaction the successful development of the bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries in recent years.

President underlined the successful visits of the Canada’s Governor General David Johnston in 2013 and Foreign Minister of Canada John Baird to Mongolia in 2014 respectively. President noted: “The Roundtable Meeting between the two countries is an important mechanism where we evaluate the current level of bilateral relations and discuss the future cooperation possibilities. The Head of the Mongolian side of the Roundtable Meeting, Minister R.Jigjid’s visit to Canada was a success where he attended the 2015 Convention of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada / PDAC /. I am pleased that Mongolia is listed as one of Canada’s Countries of focus for international development assistance program. There are numerous potential in further developing the cooperation in fields of education, legislature, agriculture, construction, infrastructure, and health basing on that existing cooperation”.

Ambassador Eelco Jager noted that he is glad to be appointed to Mongolia which has unique history and tradition and said that he is giving great importance to the visit of Mongolian Minister of Mining R.Jigjid to Canada and the meeting of the Mining Ministers of the two countries. Also, he touched upon the opportunities of developing the bilateral partnership in the education sphere.