Vietnamese, Mongolian leaders witness signing of cooperation agreements
Visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between the two countries' ministries, sectors and agencies following their talks in Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of September 30.
Visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh witness the signing of an MOU between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Mongolian Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth. (Photo: VNA)
Ulaanbaatar (VNA) – Visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between the two countries' ministries, sectors and agencies following their talks in Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of September 30.
The documents include a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on legal cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice and Mongolia’s Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs; an MoU on cooperation between the two Ministries of Transport; and an MoU on tourism cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Mongolia’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth.
The other inked documents are an agreement on collaboration in cybersecurity and crime prevention between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Mongolian Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs, and an MoU to strengthen friendly cooperation between the administrations of Hanoi and Ulaanbaatar. The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology sealed an MoU in cooperation with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, while the Vietnam National University Hanoi signed a similar pact with the Mongolian University of Science and Technology.
The Vietnamese top leader's two-day state visit to Mongolia from September 30 aims to continue reaffirming Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of international relations, and extensive, intensive and comprehensive interꦡnational integration. It also underscores that the Party and State of Vietnam attach importance to the traditional friendship with Mongolia, and want to deepen and enhance the bilateral ties in a more practical and effective manner in line with the new situation./.
Over 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations (November 17, 1954 - November 17, 2024), the traditional relationship between Vietnam and Mongolia has been built on a foundation of mutual understanding, trust, support, and assistance. Recently, the friendly cooperation between the two countries has achieved strong developments across all fields, continuously evolving and progressing.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar on September 30 morning, beginning a state visit to Mongolia at the invitation of President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
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