1. Fifteen parliamentary aides from Mongolia will visit Seoul and Gangwon Province (Pyeongchang and Gangneung) from September 11 to 15 as part of the “ROK-Mongolia future-oriented program.”

2. The ROK-Mongolia future-oriented program has been carried out since 2013 to get more people in Mongolia to have a favorable view of the ROK. Mongolia’s young government officials and people from the media have been invited to the ROK under the program.

o This year, fifteen congressional aides from Mongolia will visit Gangwon Province, and take a look at the final stages of preparations underway for the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, to be held in February 2018.

o Before visiting the province, the Mongolian delegation will pay a courtesy call on lawmaker Kim Tae-nyun, head of the ROK-Mongolia economic cooperation forum, and discuss ways for the parliaments of the two countries to work together to advance the ROK-Mongolia relations. The delegation will also visit the Foreign Ministry and hold a meeting.

3. The delegation’s visit, arranged as part of the ROK-Mongolia future-oriented program, is expected to lay the foundation for enhancing the relations between the two countries in a future-oriented manner by getting those from the Mongolian parliament who haven’t been to the ROK to have a favorable view of the ROK.


* unofficial translation