Tony Burchill, Australian Consul General & Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade Commission

1. THE BUSINESS OF BEING A THIRD
NEIGHBOUR
Tony Burchill, Australian Consul-General
Presentation to Business Council of Mongolia
25th March 2013

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INTRODUCTION
 My Background – What I’ve done
 The Consulate – What We Do
 The Community – Short Observations
 Topic
– Ambivalence and synergies of geopolitics and commercial;
– What are the rules of engagement

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AUSTRALIA AS A THIRD NEIGHBOUR
 A Bipartisan Tenet of its Foreign Policy
 Excellent P2P links;
 Expanding Australian Government Presence in Mongolia;
 Two Great Mining Nations;

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OBSERVATIONS
• The Economy.
• Oyu Tolgoi
• A raft of other projects;
• Long term stable business environment;

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POSITIVES AMIDST THE CHALLENGES
 Challenges
 New Democracy
 A Reformist Government

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS/INITIATIVES IN 2013
 Anzac Day 25th April
 Mining Delegation to AustMine in Australia – Mid May
 Agent Training – June
 Japan in Asia Trilateral Seminar – July
 Delegation from Australia to Discover Mongolia – 5-8th
September
 Australian Education Event in Mongolia 27,28th
September