Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia establishes diplomatic ties with almost all UN countries
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A bill on establishing diplomatic ties with certain countries was submitted to the State Great Khural December 17 by Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren.
Issue of establishing diplomatic relations with all member countries of the United Nations has been reflected in the ideology of Mongolia’s National Security and Foreign Policy Concepts and in the Government Action Plan for 2012-2016. Since then, Mongolia has submitted its interest to establish such relations to 45 countries through the diplomatic missions abroad. So far, 32 countries have accepted the proposals.
Today, Mongolia has diplomatic ties with 181 countries. The Gabonese Republic, Saint Lucia, the Republic of Niger, the Republic of Cameroon and the Republic of Marshall Islands have received Mongolia’s proposals through the embassy in Tokyo and the permanent mission in New York and have signed the joint statements, informed the FM.
