ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Mongolia on Thursday agreed to establish a Joint Ministerial Commission aimed at enhancing cooperation in the fields of trade, tourism, agriculture, and mining. They also decided to create an inter-parliamentary union to strengthen bilateral parliamentary relations.

This discussion took place during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Mongolian counterpart Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Meeting.

During their conversation, Prime Minister Shehbaz emphasized the importance of exploring new opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration, particularly in trade, investment, and fostering people-to-people connections.

He offered the Mongolian side to send civil servants to training institutions in Pakistan and also proposed to declare 2025 as the year of Pakistan-Mongolia friendship to bolster the brotherly ties among the two countries.

Prime Minister Shehbaz warmly welcomed Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene and noted that his visit marked a new chapter in the history of the bilateral relationship, defined by mutual respect, goodwill and amity.

Felicitating him on his re-election as the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Shehbaz Sharif stated he looked forward to working closely with Oyun-Erdene in the days ahead to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Oyun-Erdene warmly felicitated the prime minister on the successful conduct of the SCO CHG Meeting and appreciated Pakistan’s leadership role as SCO CHG Chair. He reciprocated that Mongolia shared Pakistan’s desire to build stronger and closer bilateral relations through joint efforts and collaboration.

The Mongolian prime minister also planted a sapling in the lawn of the Prime Minister’s House.

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