Get-together spotlights Vietnam - Mongolia diplomatic ties
The Vietnam – Mongolia Friendship Association (VMFA) held a get-together in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries (November 17, 1954 – 2024).
HCM City (VNA) – 🌌The Vietnam – Mongolia Friendship Association (VMFA) held a get-together in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries (November 17, 1954 – 2024).
Addressing the event, VMFA Chairman Tran Thanh Nam said over the past 70 years, the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Mongolia have continuously developed and achieved many remarkable accomplishments.
In September 2024, during the visit to Mongolia by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam, the two countries upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive partnership and agreed to expand cooperation in terms of politics, defence – security, and law enforcement, economics, trade and investment, as well as practical cooperation in agriculture, science, transportation, culture, sports, tourism, education, labour, environment, and social welfare.
The people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Mongolia have developed over many decades, becoming a solid foundation for the friendship between the two countries, and deepening mutual understanding and respect between the peoples of both nations, contributing to stable and sustainable development of their bilateral relations, Nam said.
He expressed his belief that the VMFA will continue to contribute to strengthening the friendship and people-to-people diplomacy between the two nations.
Mongolian Ambassador to Vietnam Jigjee Sereejav stated that his country considers Vietnam an important partner within ASEAN, and a "third neighbour”.
He highlighted the strong development of the bilateral relations, saying that the friendship and traditional relations between the two nations have created a solid foundation for promoting the relationship.
The diplomat highly appreciated the VMFA and Vietnamese friends' significant contributions to promoting the friendship and cooperation between the two nations, expressing his belief that the Vietnam – Mongolia cooperation will expand and grow stronger in the coming years./.
This is the first State visit to Mongolia by a Vietnamese President in 16 years, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit reaffirms Vietnam's consistent policy of valuing its friendship with traditional partners, including Mongolia, and its desire to deepen and enhance relations with Mongolia in a substantive, effective, and meaningful way in line with the current context.
Vietnam and Mongolia issued a joint statement on the establishment of the comprehensive partnership during a state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on September 30 - October 1.
Vietnam always wants to step up its relations with Mongolia in all areas in line with the interest, potential and need of both countries on the basis of the sound traditional friendship between the two countries over the past seven decades, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam said on September 30.
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