Ho Chi Minh City eyes closer links with Mongolia

The four-day visit is designed to further enhance connections and the time-honoured friendship of co-operation that exists between the southern city and Mongolia on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam – Mongolia diplomatic ties after they were first established in 1954. This is along with five years since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on establishing ties between Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc city and Chingetei district of Ulaanbaatar.

It also aims to further intensify cultural and people-to-people exchanges, as well as trade and service co-operation between the southern city and Mongolian localities.

The delegation visited the Ho Chi Minh School in Ulaanbaatar, during which Nen praised the activities carried out by the school in helping its students to gain a better understanding about Vietnamese culture and the late Vietnamese President. A statue of Ho Chi Minh was placed in the school's compound in 2009, whilst a Vietnamese speaking club was set up in the school, attracting many students.

He presented 10 computers to the school, voicing his hope that students will always serve as ambassadors in introducing the friendship and the rich historical and cultural values of Mongolia to the people of Vietnam.

E. Gungaajav, rector of the school, thanked the Vietnamese people and the Party, as well as Ho Chi Minh City, for their support for the school to ameliorate the learning environment for its students.

The same day saw the delegation attend a reception hosted by the authorities of Chingetei district and visit the Gobi factory, one of the world's largest producers of cashmere and camel wool products.