Mongolia-Indonesia consultative meeting held
Politics
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ The Heads of Department of Asia and the Pacific of the Ministries of
Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Republic of Indonesia presided a consultative
meeting between the Foreign Ministries. The sides reviewed the actions
undertaken following the first meeting of the Mongolia-Indonesia
intergovernmental joint commission held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2015 and had
discussions about intensifying works underway.
At the
meeting, the Mongolian side expressed its willingness to strengthen political
ties and expand trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation with Indonesia,
the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, as per the country’s policy to develop
bilateral ties and cooperation with Asia and the Pacific countries and
emphasized that Indonesia’s support is crucial in achieving Mongolia's goal to join the regional integration.
Commending
the current active bilateral political, defense, and people to
people relations between the two countries, the sides exchanged views on
expansion of trade and economic cooperation and promotion of business partnerships.