Foreign Minister pays visit to Vietnam

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On April 2-4, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ts.Munkh-Orgil paid an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh. Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil met with Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of Vietnam and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh and held official talks. The Foreign minister noted that Mongolia gives great importance to stimulating traditional friendly relations of Mongolia and Vietnam and exchanged views on measures to carry out this year, such as official visit of Vietnamese Vice President to Mongolia and a meeting of intergovernmental commission. Also, the two sides discussed the participation of the Mongolian Prime Minister in the APEC Summit to be held in November in Danang, Vietnam. Afterwards, they agreed to support cooperation among law enforcement bodies, including Ministries of Defense, and National Security Councils through deepening ties between the foreign ministries and strengthening legal frameworks. In addition, Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil met with the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Head of Vietnamese group of Mongolia-Vietnam Intergovernmental commission to exchange opinions on issues regarding trade, investment and economic relations of Vietnam and Mongolia. At the meetings, the Mongolian sides its willingness to learn from Vietnamese experience on the negotiations on establishing free trade agreements as well as its role in the regional integration and the Mongolian and Vietnamese sides agreed to cooperate in this regard. In the scope of preparation of meat and meat products' exports from Mongolia to Vietnam, Mongolian Foreign Minister Ts.Munkh-Orgil and Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Suan Gyöng signed Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in veterinary inspection and quarantines between the General Authority of Specialized Inspection of Mongolia and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Furthermore, the dignitaries talked about ways to increase trade turnover between the two countries, export agricultural products, such as hides, wool and cashmere products to Vietnam and import fruits, coffees and sea products from Vietnam to Mongolia, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia. The two sides also discussed to broaden cooperation in all spheres, including tourism, mining, mineral, culture, education, sports and science through promoting partnership of the private sectors of Mongolia and Vietnam. The Vietnamese side confirmed its willingness to cooperate with Mongolia in areas of banking and finance, roads and transportation, energy supply and oil exploration and extraction. In conclusion, the latter expressed its willingness to assist Mongolia to join the Asia-Pacific Integration, by noting that Mongolia and Vietnam have great possibilities to work together in the both regional and international fora.