​This year's September 22 was marked by the opening of the exhibition "Siberia - Mongolia: 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mongolia" at the Central City Library named after A.M. Gorky. The exposition celebrates the age-old friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

The exhibition presents a series of landscapes by traditional artists from Krasnoyarsk and Mongolia depicting the sheer vastness and unique palette of Mongolian deserts and mountain ranges. In addition, the exhibition presents dolls in traditional clothing, souvenirs and religious relics. An important component of the exhibition is books and documents in Russian devoted to natural features, life and customs of the population, political ties and the economy of Mongolia. Among the editions are both rare pre-revolutionary and modern books.

To take a closer look into the exhibits' content – for example, documents confirming important diplomatic agreements between Russia and Mongolia – one would have but to scan the corresponding QR code. The library hosting the event also offers a virtual exhibition of photographs dedicated to different historical periods of relations between our countries.

Over a century of cooperation, progress has been made in the field of urban planning, industry, health care and education. It should be noted that, in addition to the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mongolia, this year Krasnoyarsk marks an equally important date – the eighteenth anniversary of twinning with the capital of Mongolia, the city of Ulan Bator. In 2003, an Agreement was signed between the Krasnoyarsk City Administration and the Mayor's Office of Ulan Bator on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation.

The opening event was attended by the Consul of the Consulate General of Mongolia in Irkutsk Tserensonom Siglagmaa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Representative in Krasnoyarsk Artem Zakharov. In addition, the Honorary Consul of Mongolia in Krasnoyarsk Evgeny Kuzmin, Vice-President of the Mongolian-Russian Chamber of Commerce Tolya Sodnom and Member of the State Great Khural of Mongolia, Head of the Mongolia-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Group Byambasuren Enkh-Amgalan sent their congratulatory video messages.

The organisers of the exhibition are the International Affairs Division of Mayor's Department of the Krasnoyarsk City Administration, Central City Library named after A.M. Gorky. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Representative Office in Krasnoyarsk, Honorary Consul of Mongolia E. Kuzmin, Assistant to the Honorary Consul of Mongolia N. Antonova, Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Mongolia, Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in Mongolia, Director of the Russian House in Ulan Bator A. Bazarkhandaev, Department of External Relations of the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, Main Department of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk City Administration, Romanovy Art Gallery posed as the partners of the project.​