Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai OYUN-ERDENE, who visited Korea on the 15th, “I look forward to actively discovering and promoting social cooperation measures in areas such as climate change response and infrastructure development.” .
Prime Minister Han held a meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister Eoyongerden at the Seoul Government Complex this morning and said, “We are strategic partners sharing universal values and have many complementary strengths for expanding cooperation in various fields.”
Prime Minister Han said, “This is the first official visit by the Prime Minister of Mongolia in 12 years since 2011. The volume of trade between the two countries increased 170 times last year compared to the time when diplomatic relations were established.”
“We are strategic partners sharing universal values and have many complementary strengths for expanding cooperation in various fields,” he said. are doing,” he said.
“Through this, we hope that the two countries will contribute not only to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region but also to resolving global countermeasures,” he said. did.
Prime Minister Han also asked for the Mongolian government’s special interest and support so that Korean companies operating in Mongolia can do business in a friendly environment, and explained the Korean government’s North Korea policy and efforts for stability and peace in Northeast Asia.
In particular, he emphasized the need for a united and resolute response from the international community to North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threats, and asked the Mongolian side to continue supporting and cooperating with the South Korean government’s North Korea policy, such as the ‘Bold Initiative’.
Prime Minister Eoyongerden mentioned that Mongolia had transformed into a democratic system in 1990 when it established diplomatic ties with Korea, and emphasized that “the Korean people highly value the contribution of the Korean people to all changes in Mongolian society.”
Prime Minister Eoyongerden said, “Relations between Mongolia and Korea have developed to a high political level so far. I look forward to the opening of the next 30 years in the fields of economy, trade and investment.”
He then replied, “Based on the success of the political relationship over the past 30 years, I hope that the next 30 years will become a milestone that will further develop exchanges and business cooperation between people and investors.”
In addition, they explained that Mongolia is making continuous efforts to improve the investment environment and promote exchanges between companies, and agreed on the need for cooperation in the field of strategic core minerals.
Prime Minister Yang agreed to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields such as △defense and defense industry △health and medical care △climate change response △development cooperation △tourism, culture and education. In addition, in celebration of the ‘Visit Mongolia Year (23-25)’, the two countries agreed to actively cooperate to promote people-to-people exchanges between citizens and businesses.
After the talks, six agreements and memorandums of understanding were signed between Korea and Mongolia in the presence of the prime ministers of the two countries. Prime Minister Han plans to hold an official dinner for Prime Minister Eoyongerden and the Mongolian delegation at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Seoul on the same evening.
Source: Donga
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