Vietnam, Mongolia rejoice over substantial developments in cooperative ties
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh have showed their elation at the substantial developments in cooperative relations between the two countries in recent years, especially in the fields of politics, diplomacy, economy, defence, security, and agriculture.
At their meeting held in Hanoi on November 2, PM Chinh hailed the significance of the visit of the Mongolian President to Vietnam amid both nations marking the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations in 2024, while emphasizing that it will take the bilateral traditional friendship to a new, practical and effective stage of development.
In response, President Khurelsukh stressed that the Mongolian Government always treasures the traditional friendship between Mongolia and Vietnam, considering Vietnam its most important cooperation partner in Southeast Asia.
The two leaders discussed a host of specific measures to boost cooperation across a variety of areas. PM Chinh suggested further enhancing the role of the Vietnam - Mongolia Intergovernmental Committee mechanism, and result-oriented cooperation between businesses, localities, and people of the two countries.
He said the two countries should continue to boost two-way trade by opening the market to each other's goods. He asked Mongolia to offer optimal conditions for Vietnam's key agricultural and aquatic products to enter the Mongolian market, towards the goal of doubling bilateral trade turnover to US$200 million in the coming years.
The PM also urged both sides to intensify trade and investment promotion activities, expand cooperation in the field of strategic minerals and launch a broad array of business connection activities.
Chinh welcomed the opening of direct flights between the two countries and the signing of an agreement on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders between the two countries, which create favourable conditions to bolster their tourism and trade cooperation and increase people-to-people exchanges.
Agreeing with Chinh, President Khurelsukh affirmed that strengthening comprehensive and extensive cooperation with Vietnam is a top priority in Mongolia's foreign policy in the region.
He said his nation desires to further beef up and expand cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of politics, defence, security, economy - trade, education, science and technology, transportation, logistics, culture, sports, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges, as well as at multilateral forums and mechanisms.
Mongolia hopes the two countries will establish a new relationship framework commensurate with the good relationship between the two countries on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations in 2024, he told his host.
In the context of the rapid, complex and unpredictable developments in the world and the region, both sides consented to continue to boost closer cooperation and offer mutual support at international and regional forums of mutual interest.
They shared a common perspective on ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, maintaining a peaceful, stable environment and legal order, and dealing with maritime disputes by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982).
