On 10 September 2015, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun Tumurkhuleg, Ambassador of Mongolia to Thailand, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of assuming his duty as the Ambassador of Mongolia to Thailand.

During the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Mongolian Ambassador to Thailand and reiterated Thailand’s commitment to strengthen Thai – Mongolian relations and cooperation. The Minister was also pleased to learn that the investment of  the two Thai companies  in Mongolia, namely Banpu and Bumrungrad Hospital, has been going well.

On this occasion, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun expressed his gratitude to the Minister for the warm welcome and reiterated that Thailand is an important investment and development partner and Mongolia is committed to fostering ties with Thailand and other ASEAN countries at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.  In addition, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun also thanked Thailand for continued support and technical cooperation to Mongolia since 1992. In this connection, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun also extended an invitation to the Minister to visit Mongolia in the near future.

Both sides also agreed to continue promoting exchange of high-level visits and convene the 1st meeting of the Consultative Body on Bilateral Cooperation, the bilateral mechanism which was established in 2013 to help move forward all areas of cooperation. Moreover, the two sides reaffirmed the reciprocal support for each other in multilateral frameworks.

H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun assumed his position as the Ambassador of Mongolia to Thailand on the 11th of August 2015. Prior to assuming this post, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun served as the Director of the Department of Neighboring Countries and the Deputy Director of the Americas, Middle East and Africa. Moreover, the Ambassador spent a year attending a Thai language training program at Srinakharinwirot University from 1994 to 1995 and was posted at the Embassy of Mongolia in Bangkok from 2004 to 2007.