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After the G7 organized in Hiroshima, Japan, the President of the Republic took advantage of the return trip to spend a few hours in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sunday May 21. The objective was to create new links with this country which is very dependent on Russia and China.
Sunday May 21, Emmanuel Macron went to Mongolia. A visit above all strategic, explains the journalist Anne Bourse on the spot. “This is the first time that a French president has come here. Upon his arrival, Emmanuel Macron was treated to an official welcoming ceremony in this large square in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), with the guard of honor in traditional dress. The Marseillaise and the Mongolian anthem sounded. The two Heads of State then met in a traditional yurt in the presidential palace. This visit aims to establish new relations with this country located between the China and Russia”she says.
A new meeting in Paris
On the other hand, Mongolia would like to no longer be totally dependent on Beijing and Moscow. “In particular, the country buys its electricity and its gasoline in large part from Russia. Mongolia would like to diversify its supplies. It also needs foreign investment to accelerate on renewable energies. Mongolia has assets. Its subsoil is rich in minerals and rare earths. Emmanuel Macron has invited his counterpart for a state visit to Paris next October.”concludes Anne Bourse.
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