Mongolian Prime Minister's First Visit to Busan ... Declaration of Support for Hosting the 2030 World Expo in Busan

More than 20 high-ranking officials including Prime Minister Oyungerelden make official visit to Korea

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dong-guk Lee] Busan City announced on the 16th that more than 20 high-ranking Mongolian officials, including Prime Minister Oyungerelden (OYUN-ERDENE), visited Busan.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor, taking a commemorative photo with the Mongolian Prime Minister and other delegation members along with officials.

This is the first official visit to Korea by the Mongolian Prime Minister since 2018, and it is the first time visiting Busan.

Prime Minister Oyungerelden, who arrived in Korea on the 13th, attended major events such as the Korea-Mongolia Business Forum on the 14th and the Korea-Mongolia Prime Ministerial Meeting on the 15th. Notably, on the 14th, he declared support for Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.

Born in 1980, the young leader has held key positions including public official, bureaucrat, member of the National Assembly, and minister. Currently, he serves concurrently as the leader of the People's Party and Prime Minister.

At the welcoming luncheon for the Mongolian delegation on the 16th, Mayor Park Hyung-jun expressed gratitude for Prime Minister Oyungerelden's sudden declaration of support for Busan and emphasized the need to expand friendly cooperation between Busan and Mongolia.

Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1990, Korea and Mongolia have maintained a strategic partnership in various fields such as trade, culture and tourism, environment, and healthcare. Busan City and Ulaanbaatar City of Mongolia signed a friendship and cooperation city agreement in 2016 and have continued ongoing exchanges.

Especially last year, a Busan medical technology overseas promotion and medical exchange event was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and the top Mongolian star and leading influencer, actor Dolgun Adhu, was appointed as the Busan medical tourism ambassador, actively promoting exchanges between the two cities in the medical tourism sector.

On this day, the city introduced the charm of Busan to more than 20 high-ranking Mongolian officials, including Prime Minister Oyungerelden, Deputy Prime Minister Khurelbaatar, Mongolian Ambassador to Korea Sarangtergus, Minister of Construction and Urban Development Dawasuren, and Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry Ganbatar, through a welcoming luncheon, a visit to the EX the SKY observatory, and a visit to the Busan Port North Port Promotion Center. The delegation was also briefed on the theme, direction, and bidding process of the 2030 Busan World Expo.

From the left, Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, and Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia.

Prime Minister Oyungerelden stated, “I highly appreciate the promotion of friendly cooperative relations between the two countries over the 33 years since diplomatic relations were established in 1990. Mongolia is the first country to officially and publicly support the 2030 Busan World Expo,” adding, “The 30 years of relations between the two countries have newly begun.”

He continued, “The Mongolian government is establishing a mid- to long-term development strategy centered on Vision 2050 and actively developing infrastructure, industry, and commerce. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation with Korea in areas such as talent exchange, public cooperation, and mutual investment expansion.”

Mayor Park Hyung-jun of Busan said, “Mongolia, a country with a traditional friendly relationship, supporting Busan holds special significance,” and added, “I hope this will be an opportunity for the relationship between the two countries to take a leap forward.” He also stated, “Since Mongolia has declared sudden support for Busan, we will work together with the government and private sectors to engage in more active negotiation activities to expand the support base.”

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