A consultative meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministries of Mongolia and Columbia was held in Bogota, Columbia on June 5^th and 6^th.

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister D.Gankhuyag from Mongolia and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Patti Londoсo Jaramillo of Columbia. At the meeting delegates discussed the current plateau of bilateral relations and cooperation and further opportunities.

During the meeting, a representative of the Columbian ministers of mining, agriculture, trade and tourism delivered a presentation and expressed their willingness to cooperate with Mongolia by sharing their experiences in the field.

The Deputy Foreign Ministers of the two countries expressed appreciation that bilateral relations have been intensified and that the mining ministries have had business links since the Columbian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Patti Londoсo Jaramillo`s official visit to Mongolia in 2012.

The counterparts emphasized that there are many opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation in agriculture, environmental protection, culture and education in addition to mining.

Parties expressed reciprocally to support relations between the two countries people and exchanged documents for the approval of travel without visa for travelers with diplomat and official passports. The counterparts also talked about launching business cooperation on free-trade  and investment between ministries and companies and about sharing experiences.

The Columbian Foreign Affairs Ministry suggested to involve tour guides and journalists in Spanish language courses that are conducted by Columbia`s Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation.

Parties also agreed to keep the regularity of political talks and agreement and cooperate and support each other in the arena of international organizations.