Political relations

Political relations

Mongolia and Japan have been developing Comprehensive partnerships since 1996, Strategic partnership relations since 2010, and Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity since December 2022

In recent years, the Strategic Partnership between Mongolia and Japan deepened and political trust strengthened. Regarding visit frequency, President of Mongolia U. Khurelsukh  paid a state visit to Japan in December 2022, Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene attended the State Funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on September 2022. Japanese Foreign Ministers officially visited Mongolia in 2019, 2020, and 2022 consecutively.

Last year we marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Japan. Within the framework of the anniversary, the President of Mongolia has paid a state visit to Japan after 12 years.  During the visit, the two sides reviewed  50 years of cooperation between Mongolia and Japan since the establishment of diplomatic relations and exchanged views on future goals and prospects, as well as on cooperation in international and regional arenas. Moreover, the sides agreed to foster human-centered relations and cooperation based on the common values of democracy, freedom, human rights, and a market economy while stepping up collaborative efforts to address the international community’s challenges. Therefore, the two sides renewed the Medium-term Program of the Mongolia-Japan Strategic Partnership, which has been a roadmap for the relations and cooperation between the two countries, and established the 10-year Action Program of the "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity" between Mongolia and Japan with aims to deepen cooperation in politics, trade, investment, human-centered development, and mutual exchange of citizens.