AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a bilateral mechanism to deepen ties, Xinhua reported citing the Mongolia's foreign ministry.

The memorandum was signed as Mongolian Foreign Minister Damdin Tsogtbaatar met with a visiting delegation led by his Nepalese counterpart, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali.

The ministers of the two landlocked countries expressed their confidence that relations and cooperation will continue to grow.

The two foreign ministers also stressed the importance of expanding their bilateral ties at the regional and international levels.

The Nepalese delegation arrived here Saturday to attend a conference of landlocked developing countries.