Joint Statement of Finland and Mongolia on tightening bilateral ties

Joint Statement by Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on 1 August 2025.

Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Mongolia’s Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh met in Helsinki on August 1, 2025.

The two foreign ministers noted that Finland and Mongolia have a long history of friendly ties; we share values, such as democracy, the rule of law and human rights, and are committed to upholding the international law including the UN Charter.

The foreign ministers discussed bilateral, regional and international issues. They recognized the demanding international political and security environment and welcomed the continuing foreign policy dialogue between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Mongolia and agreed to further enhance bilateral exchange of high-level visits.

The two ministers took note of opportunities in bilateral trade and investment relations and welcomed further collaboration in fields such as sustainable forestry, energy, clean transition, mining and education.

The foreign ministers underlined the importance of cultural cooperation, sustainable tourism and people-to-people exchanges, and noted the need to explore further possibilities for student and researcher mobility.

Both Finland and Mongolia are participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The ministers underscored the importance of adhering to the Helsinki principles and other OSCE key principles and commitments. The ministers also expressed their commitment to cooperate to strengthen the OSCE, including through the discussions on the future of the OSCE that Finland has launched as part of its OSCE 2025 Chairpersonship.

The ministers committed to cooperate for peace, security and democracy, to fully respect international law, including the UN Charter and the fundamental principles of respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States, within their internationally recognized borders. They emphasized the importance of achieving as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. They reconfirmed the obligation of all States to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force, to respect international humanitarian law and underlined the need for peaceful resolution of conflicts.

The two ministers emphasized the importance of multilateralism with a strong UN as its cornerstone and agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in issues such as peacekeeping as well as Women, Peace and Security (WPS).

The foreign ministers underlined the urgent need to jointly combat climate change, loss of biodiversity and desertification. The ministers took note of Mongolia’s hosting UNCCD COP17 in August 2026.