Opinions & Interviews

MINSK, 8 April (BelTA) – Both Belarus and Mongolia are committed to the peaceful foreign policy, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Viktor Guminsky said as he met with Chairman of the Peace and Friendship Organization of Mongolia Deleg Zagdjav on 8 April, BelTA has learned.

“Both Mongolia and the Republic of Belarus are committed to the foreign policy of peace and cooperation. Mongolia implements this policy relying on the principles of mutual understanding, cooperation, the dialogue of the equals, observing the principle of sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of each other. We have a like-minded policy,” Viktor Guminsky said.

He also remarked that Belarus has a similar organization called the Belarusian Peace Fund. The representatives of this fund took part in the meeting with the Mongolian delegation. “The Belarusian Peace Fund and your organization are the first to write a new page in the relations between our countries,” Viktor Guminsky said. He stressed that in December 1991 Mongolia was the third country to acknowledge the independence and sovereignty of Belarus. However, the relations between the two countries have not been active enough until recently.

According to the vice speaker, in spite of its territorial remoteness, Mongolia is a like-minded country for Belarus. Viktor Guminsky believes that the trade and economic relations of Belarus and Mongolia have good prospects. Belarus can give a lot to its Mongolian partners in machine-building. The vice speaker was also in favor of stepping up the negotiations regarding the signing of an agreement on personnel training for Mongolia with the Belarusian side. Viktor Guminsky expressed hope that this visit of the Mongolian delegation will give an impetus to the development of the inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries.