State President Tran Dai Quang receives Chairman of Mongolian Parliament

State President Tran Dai Quang receives Chairman of the Mongolian Parliament Miyegombo Enkhbold,  Ha Noi, January 22, 2018

At the reception, the Chairman of the Mongolian Parliament congratulated Viet Nam on its successful organisation of the APPF-26 and highlighted Viet Nam as an important partner of Mongolia in the Southeast Asian region, adding that his country wants to expand affiliation with Viet Nam across a variety of fields, especially economic and trade links.

In regard to his talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Enkhbold said that the two sides consented to augment political, economic, trade cooperation as well as people-to-people contact by launching Vietnamese Culture Days in Mongolia and Mongolian Days in Viet Nam to celebrate the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2019.

Enkhbold assured his nation's back for Viet Nam’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council and asked Viet Nam to serve as a bridge for Mongolia to expand relations with ASEAN.

In turn, President Tran Dai Quang expressed his delight at the growing Viet Nam-Mongolia ties over the past years, including cooperation between the two legislative bodies

President Quang praised the Mongolian top legislator’s visit to Viet Nam and attendance at the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliament Forum (APPF-26), showing his belief that the visit will contribute to strengthening  friendship and traditional cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnamese people always bear in mind the support Mongolian people gave to the country during the past struggles for national independence and VietNam appreciates the socio-economic and diplomatic achievements Mongolia has recorded over the past years. 

Mongolia has stayed active in promoting multilateral cooperation mechanisms by successfully organisingthe 11th ASEM Summit in Ulaanbaatar in July 2016, Quang told the top Mongolian legislator.

The Vietnamese State leader extolled the orientations for the development of the Viet Nam-Mongolia relations laid out by the two parliament leaders and suggested intensifying delegation exchanges and cooperation among localities.

The State President thanked Mongolia for supporting Viet Nam at regional and international forums, while asking Mongolia to back Viet Nam’s candidacy for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

Mr. Quang affirmed Viet Nam's willingness to share its experience in integration, and to help connect Mongolia with ASEAN countries. 

He used the occasion to convey his invitation to visit Viet Nam to Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga.

                                                                                                                                By Vien Nhu