Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi early on July 13 to pay an official visit to Mongolia and attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The four-day visit was made at the invitation of Mongolian President Ts. Elbegdorj and Prime Minister J.Erdenebat.
The two countries are meant to discuss orientations and measures to
push the bilateral relations forward, especially in the fields of
politics, economics, agriculture, culture, and education.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to participate in the 11 th
ASEM Summit, an important dialogue forum for Eurasian members to boost
economic recovery and cope with global challenges.
His attendance aims to promote Vietnam’s external affair of
multilateralisation and her initiatives such as ASEM Dialogue on
Sustainable Development, cooperation in water resources treatment,
natural disasters response, youth exchanges and green skills.
Vietnam and Mongolia established diplomatic ties in 1954.
Two-way trade reached 28.1 million USD in 2014, up 57 percent compared to 2010.
VNA