On November 12 in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), within the framework of his working visit to Mongolia and co-chairing the 20th Session of the Viet Nam - Mongolia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade, Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung, Chair of the Vietnamese Sub-Committee, paid a courtesy call on Chairman of the State Great Khural of Mongolia Sandag Byambatsogt.
Minister Trinh Viet Hung, Chair of the Vietnamese Sub-Committee, pays a courtesy call on the Chairman of Mongolia's Parliament. Photo: Reporter.At the meeting, the Chairman of Mongolia’s Parliament warmly welcomed the Vietnamese delegation, affirming that bilateral ties have consistently maintained positive momentum and expanded across multiple sectors. Recalling the official visit to Mongolia by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man in September 2026, he conveyed warm regards to the Vietnamese parliamentary leader and noted his planned official visit to Viet Nam in February 2027.
Chairman of the State Great Khural Sandag Byambatsogt affirms that the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Mongolia is continually reinforced, expressing the wish to promote practical cooperation in economics, trade, agriculture, transport, and culture. Photo: Reporter.Addressing bilateral cooperation, the Mongolian parliamentary leader highlighted prior discussions with Viet Nam on establishing direct air routes between the two countries, as well as promoting two-way trade in meat and rice commodities. He expressed hope that these priorities would continue receiving focused attention and implementation in the coming period.
Thanking the Chairman of Mongolia’s Parliament for receiving the delegation, Minister Trinh Viet Hung affirmed that Viet Nam consistently attaches great importance to its relationship with Mongolia. The two nations share a long-standing traditional friendship, having officially established diplomatic relations on November 17, 1954. Elevating bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Partnership in September 2024 has generated fresh momentum to drive deeper, substantive, and effective cooperation.
The Chairman of Mongolia's Parliament affirms that bilateral relations have consistently thrived and developed across diverse sectors. Photo: Reporter.The Minister requested the Chairman of Mongolia’s Parliament to continue supporting high-level delegation exchanges, legislative and oversight experience sharing, and the establishment of favorable legal corridors enabling ministries, localities, and enterprises of both countries to effectively execute cooperative agreements.
Regarding economics, trade, and investment, the Minister noted that two-way trade turnover reached approximately 155.6 million USD in 2025, remaining incommensurate with bilateral potential. Both sides need to deploy concrete measures to promptly achieve the 200 million USD trade target, while exploring a medium and long term Viet Nam - Mongolia Economic Cooperation Roadmap focused on trade, investment, agriculture, processing industries, energy, transport, and logistics.
Minister Trinh Viet Hung affirms that Vietnam consistently prioritizes relations with Mongolia. Photo: Reporter.Viet Nam stands ready to facilitate market access for Mongolian meat and livestock products meeting quarantine and food safety standards; concurrently, Vietnam urges Mongolia to streamline market entry for competitive Vietnamese exports such as rice, coffee, fresh fruits, processed foods, and consumer goods. Both sides should also bolster investment cooperation and accelerate negotiations on the bilateral Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments.
In the agricultural sector, the Minister proposed the continued effective implementation of the 2022 MOU on Agricultural Cooperation and the 2023 MOU on Sustainable Rice Trade; resolving quarantine and food safety bottlenecks; and promoting cooperation in meat processing, cold storage preservation, and agrifood supply chain development.
Concerning transport and logistics, both sides must strengthen multimodal transport connectivity and explore transit corridors linking Viet Nam, China, and Mongolia. Viet Nam also seeks to expand collaboration with Mongolia in science and technology, digital transformation, environmental protection, climate change response, and combating desertification.
Chairman of the State Great Khural Sandag Byambatsogt assesses that both nations hold vast potential for economic and trade cooperation, particularly in agriculture. Photo: Reporter.Minister Trinh Viet Hung expressed confidence that Viet Nam - Mongolia relations will continue advancing strongly, substantively, and effectively, committing to tight coordination with the Mongolian side to accelerate the execution of cooperative agreements.
On this occasion, Minister Trinh Viet Hung respectfully conveyed an invitation from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to Chairman of the State Great Khural Sandag Byambatsogt to pay an official visit to Vietnam at a mutually convenient time in 2027, as agreed upon by the two parliamentary leaders.