Europe and Mongolia discuss human rights

The European Union and Mongolia held a Joint Committee meeting under the EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement on 27 June in Ulaanbaatar.
Both Mongolia’s representatives and the EU delegation reaffirmed the importance of enhancing their relations by discussing priority areas of cooperation in the political, economic and human rights spheres, and discussed opportunities for strengthening cooperation in the framework of the Europe-Asia connectivity strategy.
The EU welcomed the recent statement by the Mongolian Minister of Justice on the country’s continued strong commitment to the abolition of the death penalty.