On September 11, 2015, Minister of Labor, MP G.Bayarsaikhan and MP L.Bold received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia Mr. Takenori Shimizu.

At the beginning of meeting, Minister G.Bayarsaikhan mentioned that he is receiving the delegates to discuss and exchange views on Mongolian labor force to export to Japan, the country to host the XXXII Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2020. In this regard, Minister G.Bayarsaikhan requested to increase the number of Mongolian workers on the ground that the Government of Japan had requested to import a working force from Mongolia.

Moreover, Minister underlined the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation in the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement established between the two countries.

Ambassador T.Shimizu congratulated the newly appointed Minister G.Bayarsaikhan and said the Government of Japan has been implementing relevant measures to host the 2020 Olympics, in particular on importing foreign work forces. He also added that Mongolian citizens have been practicing in Japan through Japan International Training Co-operation Organization (JITCO) Programme since 1998.

Press and Public Relations Department of the State Great Hural of Mongolia