Vietnam, Mongolia sign 4 cooperation agreements

During Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj’s visit to Vietnam from November 21-24, the two countries on Thursday issued a joint statement and signed four cooperation deals.

In the statement, the two sides agreed on major measures to continue consolidating and strengthening the two countries’ traditional friendship and cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Both sides are satisfied with the bilateral ties over the past time, affirming their hope to continue the fine relations based on the signed Vietnam-Mongolia Cooperation and Friendship Treaty.

The two countries applauded the mutual recognition of their full market statuses, which will help boost bilateral economic and trade ties.

Regarding the East Sea issues, Vietnam and Mongolia stressed the necessity to maintain peace, stability, maritime freedom and safety in the sea area. Both countries affirmed support for solving all disputes by peaceful means, refraining from the use of force and respecting international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

On this occasion, Vietnam and Mongolia signed an agreement on crime prevention and three Memorandums of Understanding on defense cooperation, oil and gas partnership, and cooperation between the two countries’ Foreign Ministries.

At a meeting held in Hanoi the same day with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Vietnam wishes along with Mongolia to further develop the two countries’ traditional friendship.

He said he hopes to further beef up defense links along with cultural and educational ties, and suggested that the two countries organize the Inter-Governmental Committee meeting in the coming time.

For his part, President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdoji briefed the PM about his talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.

He said the two sides agreed upon measures to boost bilateral cooperation in the traditional fields of agriculture, pharmaceuticals and medicine, in parallel with tapping areas of each side’s strength such as security-defense, tourism, oil and gas, and foodstuff production.

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