Ulaanbaatar
Foreign Minister participates in the Munich Security Conference
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar participated in the 55th Munich Security Conference held on February 15-17.
On the first day of the conference, Foreign Minister met with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and expressed gratitude for the long-term support and contribution to the development of Mongolian economy. He also pointed out the Government’s aspiration to continue the cooperation. Mrs. Christine Lagarde emphasized the importance of strengthening positive changes in the Mongolian economy and the crucial role of budget and financial discipline.
The Foreign Minister participated in the meeting of Higher Level Investors, delivering presentation on investment opportunities in Mongolia and responded to the questions of participants.
Heads of the Government of 35 countries, foreign and defense ministers of over 50 countries gathered at the conference. Seizing this opportunity, Minister Tsogtbaatar met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Chingiz Aidarbekov and talked about bilateral cooperation.
Minister Tsogtbaatar also participated in the panel discussions titled ‘The Future of Defence Cooperation: Joining Forces?’ and ‘Impact of International Trade on Security’ and exchanged views on the influence of developing countries on international trade and economic relations.
On the second day, Foreign Minister held meetings with his Russian, Omani, Czech counterparts and other officials participating in the conference.
Foreign Minister met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Germany Niels Annen on the last day of the conference and talked on the conference, international security, security in East Asia and bilateral relations.
In his closing remarks, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger highlighted that the international law must protect humans, not the dictators or forces as it is now.
The next conference will take place on February 14, 2020.
