Ulaanbaatar, April 6, 2026 /MONTSAME/. Member of Parliament
and Head of the Mongolia–Switzerland Parliamentary Group, Batchimeg Purev, met
with Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Mongolia, Krystyna Marty, on
April 3.
At the beginning of the meeting, MP Batchimeg
congratulated the Ambassador on assuming her duties and wished her success. She
expressed her satisfaction that, for the first time in the 62-year history
since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a
Switzerland–Mongolia parliamentary friendship group has been formed in the
Swiss National Council.
Although Mongolia and Switzerland are
geographically distant, she emphasized that they share common values such as
democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and noted that friendly relations
and cooperation between the two countries are steadily expanding.
MP Batchimeg further highlighted that
Switzerland is Mongolia’s “third neighbor” and a trusted partner in Europe,
stressing that inter-parliamentary cooperation plays an important role in expanding
relations in key social and economic sectors. She also pointed out that, as a
result of systemic reforms, the current 126-member parliament, comprising
representatives from five parties and coalitions, includes 32 women members,
which is a leading figure in Asia.
She noted that efforts are being made to
ensure gender equality in key sectors of the economy, increase women’s
employment, and support women entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized
enterprises through policy measures.
The parties agreed that there is significant potential to strengthen
cooperation in developing traditional livestock husbandry based on best
practices and in addressing climate change and environmental issues.
They also noted the successful implementation
of numerous joint projects and programs aimed at strengthening democracy, the
rule of law, and parliamentary governance. In particular, the “Strengthening Parliamentary
Institution” project, implemented in cooperation between the Secretariat of the
State Great Khural (Parliament) and the Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation, was highlighted as progressing successfully.
Ambassador Krystyna Marty expressed her
gratitude to MP Batchimeg for receiving her and affirmed her commitment to
supporting efforts to elevate bilateral relations to a new level within the
scope of her authority. She emphasized that there is full potential to
consolidate past achievements and further expand traditional cooperation across
many social and economic sectors.
Both sides agreed that ensuring gender
equality is a key driver of national development and exchanged views on
cooperating in various ways to support women’s leadership.
At the end of the meeting, Ambassador Krystyna
Marty noted that the establishment of parliamentary groups in both countries is
important for strengthening cooperation between legislative bodies and
expressed her intention to actively promote people-to-people relations in the
future.
