Mongolia is proud to be a friend of Vietnam – a country with increasing international prestige and position in the region and the world, which has a vital position in Mongolia’s foreign policy in Southeast Asia, Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia J.Enkhbayar told President Vo Van Thuong at their meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday.

President Vo Van Thuong highlighted the fruitful friendship between the two nations in the last nearly seven decades, saying that the bilateral relations had been continuously consolidated and developed strongly. He highly valued the outcomes of the working session between the Mongolian delegation with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies of Vietnam, stressing that on the basis of important results of the bilateral cooperation relationship, the two countries would make joint efforts to upgrade their relations and further promote comprehensive cooperation in the new context.

The Vietnamese leader suggested the two sides promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, thus strengthening mutual understanding and trust, and implement measures to create more favourable conditions for people-to-people exchanges.

He also welcomed coordination results and proposals to further enhance cooperation between the National Security Council of Mongolia and the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, and thanked Mongolia for supporting Vietnam to build a cavalry mobile police force.

President Vo Van Thuong said Vietnam wanted to welcome the Mongolian leader to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.

For his part, J.Enkhbayar said that Vietnamese and Mongolian people had deep mutual understanding on the basis of the long-standing traditional friendship established by senior leaders of the two countries, and they often supported each other in difficult times.

He informed the Vietnamese leader of the contents of cooperation between the National Security Council of Mongolia with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies of Vietnam, stressing that his country wants to further expand cooperation with Vietnam, especially in transport, railways and aviation.

The two countries should closely cooperate in ensuring security and order for the peaceful lives of their people, he said.