Vietnam, Mongolia hold 10th deputy foreign minister-level political consultation
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception
in Hanoi on September 23 for Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber
Munkhjin, who came to Vietnam to co-chair a political consultation
between the two foreign ministries.
Son affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further develop ties with Mongolia.
He suggested the two
foreign ministries work as bridges to urge ministries, sectors and localities of Vietnam and Mongolia to increase exchanges and effectively implement bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements, especially in economy,
trade and investment, as well as jointly hold celebrations for the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2024.
Munkhjin, for his
part, affirmed that the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will actively work with the
Vietnamese counterpart and agencies concerned to step up bilateral ties
effectively as agreed by senior leaders of the two countries.
The same day, Permanent
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber Munkhjin
co-chaired the 10th political consultation between the two foreign ministries.
Both sides said they treasured and wished to further develop bilateral ties in fields that match each
country’s conditions and interests, contributing to maintaining peace,
stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Vu suggested
maintaining the exchange of delegations and meetings at all levels, and paying attention to bolstering ties via Party and parliamentary
channels as well as people-to-people exchanges.
Mongolia considers
Vietnam a major partner in Southeast Asia, Munkhjin said.
He vowed to jointly hold
celebrations for the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2024,
further improve the efficiency of defence-security ties and create favourable
conditions for representative agencies in Vietnam and Mongolia.
They promised to
actively and effectively realise agreements reached at the 18th meeting of the Vietnam-Mongolia Inter-Governmental Committee for Commercial,
Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation held in September 2022.
Vu stressed that
Vietnam is a suitable partner to help Mongolia diversify its export-import markets, adding that both sides need to seek opportunities to lift two-way trade in the near future.
He also proposed Mongolia assist Vietnam in sending labourers to work in the country.
The Munkhjin agreed to
accelerate talks for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on rice trade
between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Mongolian
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry as soon as possible. He also
consented to further boost bilateral educational and cultural cooperation.
On regional and global
issues, the two sides shared the view that disputes in the East Sea must be settled by
peaceful measures via dialogue and on the basis of international law, including the 1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), not use and threaten to use force, and not have acts to complicate the situation.
The Vietnamese side agreed to help Mongolia strengthen cooperation with ASEAN,
APEC and other cooperation mechanisms and frameworks./.