Mongolian justice and interior minister in Ankara

The agreement involves the cooperation of both countries in the areas of human smuggling, combating terrorism and cooperation in education.

Aksu, speaking after the signing ceremony, said that he hoped a Mongolia, that hosts Kagan Kultegin and Tonyukuk Epitaphs, would be protecting the monuments for the next thousands of years.

He said he had been happy to see that both countries were committed to combating terrorism, adding that both countries viewed terrorism and human smuggling as fields where international cooperation was very important.

Aksu said that educational cooperation was expanding between the countries, noting that 12 Mongolian military officers had been educated in Turkish Military Schools and 27 students were currently attending the Police Academy.

Visiting Minister Nyamdorj said that Epitaphs, which represent the common cultural heritage of the countries, would be protected and added that constant excavations were uncovering new discoveries every year.

Nyamdorj said that relations between the countries had developed very rapidly over the last decade and wished that the Turkish National Soccer team would become world champions.

The Mongolian delegation, headed by Nyamdorj later visited Police Chief Gokhan Aydiner, where Nyamdorj said that they wanted broader relations between the organizations.

Nyamdorj also visited the Turkish Academy of Combating Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) and received a briefing from Principal Celal Bodur.