Meeting of Joint Committee with the EU Takes Place in Brussels

Densmaa 2023-08-01 05:08

Politics

The European Union (EU) and Mongolia held their annual Joint Committee meeting under the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

The European Union (EU) and Mongolia held their annual Joint Committee meeting under the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, in Brussels on July 26, 2023. The meeting was an opportunity for Mongolia and the EU to reaffirm their partnership based on shared values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and respect of the principles of the UN Charter. The EU remains fully committed to supporting Mongolia’s Third Neighbour Policy and welcomes Mongolia’s long-lasting commitment to multilateralism. Mongolia and the EU share a common interest in promoting green sustainable development in Mongolia, which is a key objective under the EU-Mongolia Multiannual Indicative Programme 2021-2027 and the EU’s Global Gateway. Mongolia is among the five priority countries with whom the EU has signed a Forest Partnership Agreement as a Global Gateway Flagship in the margins of the COP 27 Climate Change Conference in November 2022. The EU and Mongolia also discussed regional and global challenges. The EU and Mongolia expressed concern over the suffering of the civilian population and the bombing of civilian infrastructures, and emphasised the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Mongolia and the EU will continue working together to protect and promote human rights. Mongolia and the EU agreed to strengthen their cooperation on green transition, connectivity and digitalisation with the support of the EU’s Global Gateway and Team Europe Initiatives with EU Member States and European Development Banks, creating synergies with Mongolia’s mid-term and long-term development agenda. Mongolia and the EU agreed to hold their next Joint Committee meeting in 2024 in Ulaanbaatar.