ULAN BATOR, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia and Belarus have agreed to expand bilateral ties and cooperation in various areas, said Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
The agreement was reached here during talks between Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg and her visiting Belarusian counterpart, Sergei Aleinik, the ministry said in a press release.
Both sides agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation in trade, economy, food, agriculture, education, science, environment, among others, it added.
Aleinik's official visit to Mongolia, starting Thursday till Sunday, marks the second one by a Belarusian foreign minister since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992. ■