Today (7th July), the New Zealand Ambassador John McKinnon, the Ecuadorian Ambassador Jose Maria Borja Lopez, the Singaporean Ambassador Yip Wei Kiat, and the Polish Ambassador Michal Labenda presented their credentials to Mongolian President Ts.Elbegdorj. After the presentation ceremony each had a separate meeting with the President.

During the meeting, New Zealand Ambassador H.E. John McKinnon said –Diplomatic relations have been developing between our countries over the last 40 years. Last year, Mongolian and New Zealand Foreign Affairs Ministers discussed the deepening and development of relationships between the two countries.

H.E. Jose Maria Borja Lopez, the new Ecuadorian Ambassador said –Mongolia has always paid attention to developing co-operation with Latin American and Caribbean countries. One example of this was the Mongolian initiative to open an embassy in the capital of Brazil last year. Commercial relations are deepening as time goes by.

Singaporean Ambassador H.E. Yip Wei Kiat said – This year marks the 45th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Ts.Elbegdorj officially visited Singapore in 2013.

H.E  Michal Labenda, Poland’s Ambassador to Mongolia said – This year is the 65th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries. Our country has invited Lech Walesa the leader of our Democratic Revolution for the 25th Anniversary of Mongolia’s first democratic election.