AKIPRESS.COM - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Vice Minister A.M. Fachir and Mongolian State Secretary/Acting Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Damba Gankhuyag agreed to intensify multi-sectoral bilateral cooperation during Indonesia-Mongolia first Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting on Wednesday.

The first meeting of the JCBC between Indonesia and Mongolia, co-chaired by the two vice ministers, is one of the key mechanisms to explore all opportunities and to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries, the ministry noted in a statement on Thursday.

The JCBC meeting discussed bilateral issues, including six priority areas: advancement of democracy, human rights, good governance, and the rule of law; defense and security; economy and trade; agriculture and mining; social and culture; as well as cooperation in regional and global forums.

Bilateral trade between Mongolia and Indonesia has steadily increased in the last three years from US$6.59 million in 2012, US$20.78 million in 2013, to US$23.6 million in 2014.

The second meeting of the JCBC between Indonesia and Mongolia will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in 2017, according to the statement, reported AntaraNews.