Mongolian President’s Vietnam visit a milestone in bilateral ties: ambassador

Vietnamese Ambassador to Mongolia Doan Khanh Tam has called the upcoming visit to Vietnam by President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh a milestone in the bilateral ties in the context that the two countries will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year.
Mongolian President’s Vietnam visit a milestone in bilateral ties: ambassador ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Mongolian PM Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai during their meeting on the sidelines of the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin, China, on June 27. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador toMongolia Doan Khanh Tam has called the upcoming visit to Vietnam by President ofMongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh a milestone in the bilateralties in the context that the two countries will celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year.  

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA) ahead of the tour from November 1-5, the diplomat recalled the first visit to Mongoliaby late President Ho Chi Minh in July 1955 after the establishment of the diplomaticties on November 17, 1954, and the visit to Vietnam by First Secretary of theMongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) Central Committee and Chairman ofthe Council of Ministers Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal in September 1959, saying they seta foundation for the friendship between the two peoples.
 
The two countries have maintained the exchange ofvisits and contacts between their high-ranking leaders, significantlycontributing to consolidating and enhancing their mutual political trust andunderstanding, he said.

At their recent meetings, Vietnamese and Mongolian leadersnoted their wish to strengthen the bilateral relationship across spheres, forthe sake of their peoples, and for peace, stability and development in theregion and the world at large, the diplomat continued.
Mongolian President’s Vietnam visit a milestone in bilateral ties: ambassador ảnh 2President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh will pay a State visit to Vietnam from November 1-5. (Photo: Anadolu)
Tam held that the time-honoured relationship, mutualsupport, attention of the two countries’ leaders, rich natural resources and improved production capacity havecreated a firm foundation and momentum for the cooperation in all spheres, fromeconomy and trade to science-technology, education, culture, sports andtourism.

Besides, localities of the two countries have alsoset up ties like Hanoi - Ulaanbaatar, Ho Chi Minh City – Ulaanbaatar,Hoa Binh – Tuv, and Dak Lak – Orkhon, he added.
Stressing the importance of Khurelsukh’s visit, Tamsaid it will be the 4th state visit to Vietnam by a MongolianPresident since the one by then President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in November2013.

High-level cooperation agreements to be signedduring the trip will create an important legal basis for the two countries toremove obstacles, and promote collaboration in the fields where both havestrengths such as agriculture, mining and tourism, and contribute to balancing thetwo-way trade, the diplomat said.

He suggested the two countries expand cooperation inmining, green growth, climate change response, and air pollution reduction,saying Vietnam should import animal products from Mongolia.
Mongolian President’s Vietnam visit a milestone in bilateral ties: ambassador ảnh 3President Vo Van Thuong (R) receives Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia Jadamba Enkhbayar in Hanoi in May. (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnam has signed about 20 free tradeagreements (FTAs), he said, noting that through Vietnam, Mongolian businessescan access the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and othermarkets.
Trade between the two countries doubled to 85million USD in 2022 from only 41.4 million USD in 2017, and the value stood at about75 million USD in the first eight months of this year.

The ambassador emphasised that the two countriesboast substantial potential and advantages to promote cooperation in agriculture,tourism, education - training, science, information technology, digitaltransformation, digital economy, and energy, and expressed his firm belief thatthe relationship will grow further in the time ahead./.
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