U.S. Embassy to provide $3 million for greenhouse development in Mongolia

AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Nyamtseren Enkhtaivan received U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski and discussed bilateral cooperation between Mongolia and the U.S. Both sides emphasized that some important events took place in 2020 that are helpful for strengthening the Mongolia-U.S. strategic partnership, including political and economic policy consultations.
While noting that the US House of Representatives has recently passed a resolution to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership level, Foreign Minister Enkhtaivan expressed gratitude to the U.S. side for its support to Mongolia's COVID-19 response and removal from the Financial Action Task Force's list of countries with strategic deficiencies or so-called ‘Grey List'.
For his part, Ambassador Michael S. Klecheski informed that the U.S. is to provide USD 3 million assistance for the development of Mongolia's green house industry through United States Agency for International Development - USAID.
At the meeting, Mongolia and U.S. sides also stressed the importance of seeking ways to increase economic partnership and ensuring timely and successful launch of Millennium Challenge Corporation's USD 350-million Water Compact in Mongolia, Montsame reports.