Germany and Mongolia to Cooperate on UN Peacekeeping
September 5, 2008
Both countries said on Friday, Sept. 5, that they want to collaborate in the future on UN peacekeeping missions and agreed to regular meetings between their governments.
Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar said there would be a "new level" of relations with Germany that would further foster Mongolian-German cooperation.
Germany's government is also interested in investing in Mongolia's mining sector and sent a delegation there last month.
Mongolia, with a population of 2.6 million, is sandwiched between Russia and China and has large reserves of raw materials, such as copper, gold, uranium and coal.
Germany's president is to travel next to China, where he is to take part in the opening of the Paralympics, the Olympic games for athletes with disabilities.