PRESIDENT BATTULGA RECEIVES US AMBASSADOR J.Z.GALT
President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States Jennifer Zimdahl Galt in connection with the end of her term of office.
President Battulga expressed high recognition of the Ambassador’s contribution to broadening of the bilateral ties.
He also recalled that he had put forward a proposal on exporting textile products to the US with tax exemption, when he last met the Ambassador in July. The President asked the Ambassador to support this issue through its path to US Congress.
Ms Galt talked about the two main measures being taken in order to promote economic ties between Mongolia and the United States: (i) A USD 10 million project is being implemented by Mercy Corps, but the meat exports which is a part of the above-mentioned project have been stagnated due to the outbreaks of epidemic animal diseases. Thus, the sides have been collaborating in the work of improving health of Mongolian livestock. She noted Mongolia has a capacity to many countries in addition to the US; (ii) the Project on Upgrade of Water Supply in Ulaanbaatar, costing USD 700 million, will be a great leverage for implementing the Second Compact Agreement of the Millennium Challenge Account, she mentioned. Permission has been granted to implement the second Mongolia Compact within USD 350 million. Although the investment in rehabilitation of the Central Treatment Plant of Ulaanbaatar is not reflected in the funding, the US side pledges to assist in comprehensive solutions along with other international donors, according to the Ambassador.
Recently, the Ambassador met with 120 young leaders of Mongolia. She said she is confident that future Presidents and Prime Ministers will be born among them.
Ambassador Galt emphasized that USA highly recognize the participation of Mongolian peacekeepers in operations all around the globe.