Ulaanbaatar: As part of his official visit to Mongolia and participation in the 10th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) on August 21, Foreign Minister of the Lao PDR Thongsavanh Phomvihane and his delegation paid a courtesy call on Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar at the State Palace in Ulaanbaatar.
According to Lao News Agency, Minister Thongsavanh expressed gratitude for the hospitality extended by the Mongolian government and conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and President of the National Assembly of Laos Xaysomphone Phomvihane to Prime Minister Zandanshatar. He congratulated Mr. Zandanshatar on his election as Mongolia’s new Prime Minister in July 2025 and extended felicitations on the 819th National Day of Mongolia, celebrated on July 11, 2025.
The Lao Foreign Minister briefed the Mongolian leader on the outcome of his meeting with Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh on August 20, where both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening traditional friendship and cooperation between Laos and Mongolia. They agreed to enhance ties in areas such as Party-to-Party relations, parliaments, national defense, public health, agriculture, education, trade, culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
Minister Thongsavanh expressed appreciation for Mongolia’s past support, highlighting contributions to the Lao-Mongolian Friendship Hospital in Xieng Khuang, the deployment of Mongolian medical experts, and the donation of 1,050 sheep to the Lao government in 2018.
Prime Minister Zandanshatar extended a warm welcome to Minister Thongsavanh and conveyed greetings to National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. He valued the Lao Foreign Minister’s visit and participation in the 10th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as a significant contribution to strengthening bilateral ties.
Prime Minister Zandanshatar also praised the success of the 12th meeting of the Lao-Mongolian Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, hosted by Laos in January 2025, encouraging both sides to implement the outcomes of the meeting and previously signed agreements to bring benefits to both countries and their peoples.