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Mongolian soldiers came to Afghanistan as peacekeepers in NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in 2001. About 4,500 Mongolian Armed Forces personnel were in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2014. [1] Diplomatic relations were strengthened in 2015 and 2018, including in intellectual and scholarly terms. [1]
Much of Afghanistan has long relied on Pakistani links for trade and travel to the outside world, and Pakistan views Afghanistan as its primary route for trade with Central Asia. In late 2010, the long-awaited Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Act (APTTA) was finally signed by the two states.
Gallup's 2020 polls showed Mongolia was the top country in Asia supporting the US leadership performance. [ 4 ] According to a 2017 survey, 82% of Mongolians have a favorable view of the United States (23% "strongly" and 59% "somewhat" favorable), with 10% expressing a negative view (1% "strongly" and 9% "somewhat" unfavorable).
The two countries established a cultural exchange dialogue in 1974, a trade agreement in 1990, an air relations agreement in 1993, and an investment agreement in 2003. Trade between Mongolia and Japan in the first ten months of 2004 was $83.3 million. In addition, about 500 Mongolian students study in Japan.
South Korea (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Trade – Free Trade Agreement Department) is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs: Mexico (SECA 3rd round of talks in 14~16 June 2006) Canada(10th round of talks in 23 April ~ 27 April 2007, Seoul) MERCOSUR (preparation study)
A depiction of Central Asia in dark-green along with some nearby associated regions in light-green. Greater Central Asia (GCA) is a variously defined region encompassing the area in and around Central Asia, by one definition including Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Xinjiang (in China), and Afghanistan, [1] and by a more expansive definition, excluding Turkey but including Mongolia and parts of India ...
In mid-March 2018, president Khaltmaagiin Battulga appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump via telegram to more trade relations, saying an economic downturn threatened to destabilize Mongolia, and that although Mongolia is an "oasis of democracy", this "does not contribute to economic development" in a region where authoritarianism (China and Russia) in on the rise.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia (MOFA; Mongolian: Монгол улсын Гадаад харилцааны яам) is the Mongolian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Mongolia and crafts the country's foreign policy.