Slovenia and Mongolia eye air service agreement

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The President of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar, has signed a letter of intent to ink an Intergovernmental Agreement on Air Transport with Mongolia. The development came during Ms Pirc Musar’s recent state visit to Ulaanbaatar where she was accompanied by a Slovenian business delegation. In a statement, the Mongolian government said, “It is important to create a legal framework for flights, facilitate the movement of citizens and businesses, and develop trade and economic relations and cooperation. The parties agreed to sign and start implementing the intergovernmental agreement in the near future”. Mongolia has limited air services to Europe. The country’s flag carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines serves Frankfurt, primarily to cater for the Mongolian diaspora in Germany, as well as flights to Istanbul. Mongolian charter airline Eznis Airways maintains a two weekly seasonal summer service to Prague, which was launched just last month. In addition, Turkish Airlines operates between Istanbul and Ulaanbaatar. The state visit by the Slovenian President included the inaugural Slovenian - Mongolian Business Forum. Trade between Slovenia and Mongolia stands at under thirty million US dollars per year,