Representatives of Germany and Mongolia signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in the presence of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday. "Mongolia and Germany have really long-standing and very friendly relations," said Steinmeier during his state visit. With the strategic partnership, Germany is now one of Mongolia's closest partners, he added. Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh said that Germany was the first country in Europe