The first meeting of Bilateral Consultation Mechanism between Nepal and Mongolia was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Ganesh Prasad Dhakal, joint secretary and head of the North East Asia Division at the ministry and D Davaasuren, state secretary at the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led their respective delegations at the consultation meeting, according to the ministry. The mechanism was established in June.

Various aspects of bilateral relations as well as cooperation in regional and multilateral forums on issues of common interest were discussed during the meeting. Both sides underscored the need of enhancing cooperation in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and people-to-people contacts for further strengthening the bilateral relations, the ministry said in a statement. The two sides also discussed collaboration in various global forums to promote the interests of Landlocked Developing Countries.

Other members of the Nepali delegation included officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. The Mongolian delegation consisted of Non-resident Ambassador of Mongolia to Nepal and other officials from the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.