At the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the President of Mongolia is paying a state visit to the Republic of Italy from December 1–3, 2025. During the visit the two countries agreed to raise the level of their bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership, a major upgrade in diplomatic ties.
By upgrading relations, Italy becomes the second European Union member state to conclude a Strategic Partnership with Mongolia after Germany.
Under the new Strategic Partnership, Mongolia and Italy have committed to deepen cooperation across political, economic, security and cultural fields. Key points of the partnership include:
- Strengthening political dialogue through high-level visits, regular political consultations between foreign ministries, and active parliamentary group contacts.
- Deepening multilateral cooperation, notably within the United Nations framework, and continuing engagement under the 2017 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Italy, Mongolia and the EU.
- Intensifying defence and armed-forces cooperation.
- Expanding trade, investment and economic ties via the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation and direct links between the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Italian Trade Agency.
- Opening new channels for exports and investment, and supporting small and medium enterprises in priority sectors such as sustainable fashion and cashmere value chains, agriculture, renewable energy and energy-transition technologies.
- Backing development of energy networks, transport, logistics, water and waste management, ICT and health systems; and promoting resilient IT infrastructure and digital transformation for public services and industrial competitiveness.
- Cooperating on environmental protection, the circular economy, sustainable land, water and waste management.
- Enhancing collaboration in minerals and raw materials.
- Finalising an Intergovernmental Agreement on International Road Transport.
- Promoting joint action on emergencies, civil protection and disaster risk management.
- Supporting Italy’s cooperation with Mongolia on EU-led projects aimed at strengthening administrative, judicial and legal institutions.
- Boosting ties in science, education and culture, expanding cooperation among research centres, universities and higher-education institutions, and increasing scholarship opportunities.
- Encouraging cooperation in sports and tourism, including collaboration around the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Mongolia already holds “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” relations with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. It has other high-level partnerships with a number of countries: a “Strategic Third Neighbourhood Partnership” with the United States; a “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity” with Japan; and “Strategic Partnership” relations with Germany, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey and India.
At the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the President of Mongolia is paying a state visit to the Republic of Italy from December 1–3, 2025. During the visit the two countries agreed to raise the level of their bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership, a major upgrade in diplomatic ties.
By upgrading relations, Italy becomes the second European Union member state to conclude a Strategic Partnership with Mongolia after Germany.
Under the new Strategic Partnership, Mongolia and Italy have committed to deepen cooperation across political, economic, security and cultural fields. Key points of the partnership include:
- Strengthening political dialogue through high-level visits, regular political consultations between foreign ministries, and active parliamentary group contacts.
- Deepening multilateral cooperation, notably within the United Nations framework, and continuing engagement under the 2017 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Italy, Mongolia and the EU.
- Intensifying defence and armed-forces cooperation.
- Expanding trade, investment and economic ties via the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation and direct links between the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Italian Trade Agency.
- Opening new channels for exports and investment, and supporting small and medium enterprises in priority sectors such as sustainable fashion and cashmere value chains, agriculture, renewable energy and energy-transition technologies.
- Backing development of energy networks, transport, logistics, water and waste management, ICT and health systems; and promoting resilient IT infrastructure and digital transformation for public services and industrial competitiveness.
- Cooperating on environmental protection, the circular economy, sustainable land, water and waste management.
- Enhancing collaboration in minerals and raw materials.
- Finalising an Intergovernmental Agreement on International Road Transport.
- Promoting joint action on emergencies, civil protection and disaster risk management.
- Supporting Italy’s cooperation with Mongolia on EU-led projects aimed at strengthening administrative, judicial and legal institutions.
- Boosting ties in science, education and culture, expanding cooperation among research centres, universities and higher-education institutions, and increasing scholarship opportunities.
- Encouraging cooperation in sports and tourism, including collaboration around the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Mongolia already holds “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” relations with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. It has other high-level partnerships with a number of countries: a “Strategic Third Neighbourhood Partnership” with the United States; a “Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity” with Japan; and “Strategic Partnership” relations with Germany, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey and India.