AKIPRESS.COM - The legal framework was established for Mongolian private enterprises to export halal meat to West Asian countries, Montsame reports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry and the Mongolian Embassy in Kuwait initiated obtaining halal certification and establishing the legal framework to export meat and meat products to the Gulf countries.

With the support of the United Nations Industry Development Organization, the Mongolian Agency for Standard Metrology was accredited by the Gulf Cooperation Council Accreditation Center.

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ankhbayar Nyamdorj handed over the Accreditation Certificate to Director of the Mongolian Agency for Standard Metrology S. Batbaatar.

With the Accreditation Certificate, Mongolian meat products meeting halal standards can now be exported to West Asian countries.