MINSK, 26 January (BelTA) – Belarus hopes to expand cooperation with Mongolia in both the bilateral and multilateral formats, says a letter of greetings from Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei as the two countries mark the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Over the past 25 years our countries have maintained a constructive dialogue based on the principles of mutual respect and equal partnership, creating a robust basis for further consistent development of bilateral ties,” the letter runs.
According to Vladimir Makei, Belarus and Mongolia have similar viewpoints on many issues of the international agenda. “It is a major prerequisite for expanding cooperation in both the bilateral and multilateral formats. I am confident that, by joint efforts of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Belarus and Mongolia will continue effectively address the matters of importance for the two countries and the international community, and the Belarusian-Mongolian relations will be fruitfully developing for the benefit of the two peoples,” the minister said.
According to the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarus' Ambassador to Mongolia Stanislav Chepurnoy met with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Davaasuren Damdinsuren to exchange the letters of greetings between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The parties also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda and Belarus-Mongolia cooperation in international organizations.
In his letter of greetings Mongolia Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsend Munkh-Orgil noted that recently Belarus and Mongolia have considerably strengthened the traditionally friendly relations, expanded the bilateral cooperation in various sectors. “I am convinced that joint efforts will help us advance mutually beneficial cooperation between Mongolia and Belarus,” the Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs said.
