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Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU, left) and Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, President of Mongolia, stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
Incumbent Governing Mayor Kai Wegner received the President of Mongolia, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh.
The CDU politician visited the Brandenburg Gate with his guest. Earlier, the guest from Mongolia had signed the city's Golden Book at the Red City Hall. According to a statement from the Senate Chancellery, their discussion focused on further strengthening relations between the state and the capital.
Afterward, the Mongolian president was received by Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). On Tuesday, he had joined Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin to open a special exhibition on Genghis Khan in Berlin. The founder of the Mongol Empire will be honored in 2027 on the 800th anniversary of his death.