Laos and Mongolia look to cooperate beyond politics

Chairman of the National Assembly of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Mrs. Pany Yathotou came in Mongolia on February 25 by the invitation of the State Great Khural’s Speaker D. Demberel.


Mrs. Pany Yathotou visited a herder family in Lun Sum of Tuv Province to get acquaintted with Mongolian traditional living and the tradition of Tsagaan Sar. The official visit continued with a showing of respect at the Chinggis Khaan Monument.The State Great Khural Speaker received Mrs. Pany Yathotou after she signed a book of respect.

After this they made official statement to media outlets discussing the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations being established between Mongolia and Laos.

The Speaker D. Demberel said, “The economies of the two countries are similar in some ways. This makes cooperation accessible. We have decided that Lao and Mongolia will work together in the sectors of livestock, rice, and agriculture. We made contract to rent 10 thousand hectares of land in Laos to grow the rice and to plant trees on 5000 hectares. Laos will breed sheep on Mongolian land and develop the livestock husbandry. We will cooperate on both an international and regional level.”

The Chairman of the National Assembly of Lao Mrs. Pany Yathotou said, “We will pay attention to the conditions of the region, economy and land, not only cooperate in a political way.”

The former Speaker of State Great Khural R. Gonchigdorj visited Laos in 1998 and the former Chairman of National Assembly Saman Vinhaket visited Mongolia in 2000.

The State Great Khural’s Assembly Hall opened in 2006 and the desks and chairs in the Hall were made in Laos and gifted to Mongolia.

Mrs. Pany Yathotou visited the State Great Khural’s Hall on February 27.

Mrs. Pany Yathotou also visited with Mongolian President Ts. Elbegdorj and Prime Minister S. Batbold visited her.

The official visit of Mrs. Pany Yathotou will continue until February 29.

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