The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, L.Bold, made an official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden on May 26^th.

Mongolia and the Kingdom of Sweden are celebrating their 50^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Mongolia and Sweden have actually had more than 50 years of good relations since the first Swedish business arrived in Mongolia and settled their business.

This visit to the Kingdom of Sweden is the first visit by the Foreign Affairs Minister of Mongolia after the visit by President Ts.Elbegdorj in 2012. In the scope of the 50^th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden, a wide range of activities in multiple fields have been organized.

During the visit, Minister L.Bold and the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt held official talks over bilateral relations and cooperation and exchanged views on international issues. Swedish Minister Carl Bildt said that Sweden is ready to support Mongolia to chair the 5th Annual Freedom Online Coalition Ministerial Conference in Ulaanbaatar.

Minister L.Bold also had talks with the Swedish Speaker of Parliament, Per Westerberg, and Minister for Public Administration and Housing, Stefan Attefall, over opportunities of inter-parliamentary relations, public administration systems, and exchanged views on cooperation in public administration between the two countries.