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India-Mongolia : Agreements signed |
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India and Mongolia signed an extradition treaty and a defence agreement as part of an effort to institutionalize their relationship. The agreements were signed in the presence of the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpaayee, and the visiting Mongolian President, Mr. Natsagiin Bagabandi. The two sides also signed agreements on investment protection and promotion, legal assistance and information technology.
Both leaders underscored the threat posed by international terrorism to national and regional security. In a joint statement, the two countries agreed that international terrorism had acquired an additional menacing dimension because of its linkage to religious fundamentalism and extremism. The statement condemned the States that aided, abetted and supported cross-border and international terrorism. Terrorism in any form - irrespective of political, philosophical, ideological, religious, ethnic, racial or any other consideration - could not be justified. The two sides agreed to work together to finalise a comprehensive convention on international terrorism. Mongolia also stated its support for India’s candidature in an expanded UN Security Council. Mr. Vajpayee appreciating the support, said that India would fully back Mongolia’s international security and nuclear weapon free status at the United Nations.
Mr. Bagabandi appreciated India’s efforts to normalize its ties with Pakistan based on the Shimla agreement and the Lahore declaration. He also expressed interest in India’s advances in applied space technology and agriculture.
The treaty on legal assistance and legal relations recognizes the importance of cooperation in civil and commercial matters and guarantees to the citizens of the two countries, free and unimpeded access to the courts and other authorities in each other’s territories. The scope of legal assistance includes service and dispatch of documents or processes, transfer of documents, taking evidence, execution of requests for enforcement of judgments, decrees and arbitration awards.
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