President George W. Bush poses with Mongolians in traditional costumes Monday, November 21 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. © AP/WWP

President Bush's Historic Trip as First U.S. President to Visit Mongolia

President Bush and Mongolia's President Nambaryn Enkhbayar reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between the United States and Mongolia and pledged continued support for increased bilateral ties, according to a November 21 joint statement.

Bush is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Mongolia. His visit to Ulaanbaatar concluded a weeklong trip to Asia that also included Japan, South Korea and China.

In the joint statement, Bush welcomed Mongolia's democratic progress and congratulated the country on qualifying for eligibility for the United States' Millennium Challenge Account aid program. He also thanked Mongolia for its financial assistance for the U.S. victims of Hurricane Katrina and for its participation in reconstruction operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush and Enkhbayar also agreed to work together to facilitate Mongolia's participation in regional and international political, economic and financial structures.  More

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