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Bulgarian President Starts State Visit to Mongolia

Ulan Bator, May 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev
started a state visit to Mongolia Sunday. The visit to Mongolia
will take place within the context of the 65th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two
countries.

Talks will be dominated by the opportunities for deepening
political dialogue and, strengthening trade and economic
cooperation and partnership in areas including mining, the
pharmaceutical industry, the energy sector, agriculture and food
production, the leather and fur industry, high-tech, the
construction of modern infrastructure, research, education and
culture.

On his first day in Ulan Bator, the President met with over 60
Mongolian nationals having studied and worked in Bulgaria.
"Bulgaria has the ambition to become again an educational centre
in Southeastern Europe and we hope that a maximum possible
number of young people will receive their training in Bulgaria.
You are a symbol of the success of this educational system and
we will strengthen these ties within the visit," the head of
State said.

Over 3,500 Mongolian citizen have majored or obtained their
university diplomas in Bulgaria. They include members of the
government, MPs, artists and opera singers, geologists, doctors
and agronomists.

In the 2014-2015 academic year, 35 Mongolian citizens are
trained in Bulgarian higher schools.

On May 11, while in Ulan Bator, Plevneliev will talk to
Mongolia's political leaders and will unveil a monument to the
Cyrillic letters.