Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, who is paying a State visit to Mongolia, met with Mongolian Chairman of the Parliament Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan on September 30, according to a report from the Vietnam News Agency.

At the meeting, the top Vietnamese leader said that 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.

Mr. Lam expressed his delight at the trip which took place in the time that the bilateral relations are developing robustly in various domains.

Vietnam always bears in the mind and treasures the sentiments and valuable supports that the State and people of Mongolia have given to Vietnam during the country’s struggle for national independence as well as national construction and development nowadays, the Vietnamese leader stressed, saying he appreciates Mongolia’s treasuring the relations with Vietnam as well as considering the nation a leading important partner in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Amarbayasgalan, for his part, expressed his belief that Mr. Lam’s State visit to Mongolia will contribute to enhancing cooperation and deepening the Vietnam – Mongolia comprehensive partnership that the Vietnamese leader and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh have announced, which, he said, will be a foundation for the two sides to promote the comprehensive development of their all-round cooperation in the time ahead.

At the event, the two sides spoke highly of the cooperation and exchanges between the two parliaments which have developed into a more substantial fashion both bilaterally and multilaterally.

They concurred to continue effectively and comprehensive carrying out the cooperation agreements between the two parliaments in 2018, promoting the role of the legislative bodies in reviewing and supervising the implementation of the documents signed between the two countries and boosting the exchanges of high-level delegations and those of young parliamentarians. They agreed that the two parliaments should enhance the bridging role of the friendship parliamentarians group while pushing ahead consultation coordination and support for each other at inter-parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership, and Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum as well as discussing regional and international issues of mutual concerns.