Mongolian and Russian Justice Ministries sign cooperation program

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A member of Parliament and Minister of Justice and Home Affairs S.Byambatsogt is paying a working visit to the Russian Federation as invited by the Russian Minister of Domestic Affairs. Minister S.Byambatsogt met the Russian Minister of Justice Aleksandr Vladimirovich Konovalov. The Mongolian minister highlighted that this year is marking the 95th anniversary of establishment of the diplomatic ties and there are abundance of opportunities for the two countries to expand and deepen the longstanding cooperation between the justice ministries. He also noted that his ministry has been attaching greater importance to the sophistication of laws and regulations on economy, business and property management. A.V.Konovalov thanked S.Byambatsogt for accepting the minister’s invitation. The sides discussed about the effective implementation of the legal assistance cooperation agreement between the justice ministries. The dignitaries also agreed on forwarding collaboration on legal assistance, law making and development of special services. The Cooperation Program for 2017-2018 between the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation was signed at the end of the meeting by the two ministers.