Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation with EU approved
The European Parliament gave consent to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation signed between Mongolia and the European Union in 2013 and adopted a resolution during its last plenary session.
Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation /PCA/ with EU approved. The European Parliament gave consent to the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation signed between Mongolia and the European Union in 2013 and adopted a resolution during its last plenary session. Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Council of the European Union is expected to issue an official decision for entry into force of the PCA. Entry into force of the PCA between Mongolia and EU will constitute a legal basis of enhancing the Mongolia-EU relations in different fields, such as trade and economic cooperation, development cooperation, agriculture and local development, energy, climate change, academic research, innovation, education and culture. The resolution included in itself the topics of democracy, rule of law, good governance, human rights, sustainable development, economy, trade and enhancing of cooperation on regional and global issues. Moreover, it gives evaluation to the democratic process in Mongolia, praises the efforts of Mongolia in the international arena and pleaded the EU member states to actively support Mongolia’s initiatives and collaborate effectively in enhancing trade, investment and economic cooperation, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The European Parliament once adopted a resolution, supporting democratic transition process in Mongolia, back in 1994. A clause stating the need to establish the Joint Commission on the implementation of the PCA, and Inter-parliamentary Group on cooperation between the Parliament of Mongolia and the European Parliament has been included in the resolution, which should be amended to the agreement.
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