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Deputy Foreign Minister B.Battsetseg attends Inter-regional Conference on Counter-Terrorism
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.Battsetseg attended the Inter-Regional Conference on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism which was held by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Korea in close co-operation with the Transnational Threats Department of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on April 19-20 in Seoul.
Deputy Minister B.Battsetseg made speech at plenary session of the conference talking about Mongolian Government policy, taking actions and initiatives against terrorism threat. In her speech Mrs.B.Battsetseg noted activities on preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization would be tackled through creating regional cooperation mechanism and joint efforts. Furthermore, she proposed to host the Inter-Regional Conference in Mongolia in 2019 when the 15th anniversary of establishment of the National Counter-Terrorism Coordination Council of Mongolia will be marked.
During the Conference, Deputy Minister B.Battsetseg met with South Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun and they exchanged views on bilateral relations and cooperation.
The Conference gathered more than 150 delegates from member states of the OSCE, international organizations and scientific institutes.
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