Diplomatic relations proposals with nine countries approved

The Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy during Wednesday`s meeting discussed a draft resolution on Parliament establishing diplomatic relations with foreign countries on January 8th, 2014.

Foreign Affairs Minister L.Bold stated that Mongolia, a member country of the UN, has showed its willingness to establish diplomatic relations to 45 countries that have yet to establish formal diplomatic relations from December 10th, 2012. Mongolia wishes to install a permanent representative office of Mongolia to the UN because it was given the suggestion to establish formal diplomatic relations with countries that have no current relations with Mongolia in the framework of the National security of Mongolia, foreign policy and Government targets in the 2012-2013 action plan.

SO far Mongolia has established formal diplomatic relations with 15 out of those 45 countries. Mongolia and Jamaica signed a joint official news release on October 26th, 2012. The Cabinet meeting on March 2nd 2013 approved establishing diplomatic relations with 29 countries and the Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy also discussed the issue and it was approved. Therefore the establishment of diplomatic relations with these countries will continue as the Standing Committee recommended to the Government.

Currently nine countries have accepted Mongolia`s proposal to establish diplomatic relations, delivered through the permanent representative office to the UN in New York, by signing the official news release. The countries that signed the joint news release to establish diplomatic relations in Mongolia are Antigua and Barbuda, the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Vanuatu, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of Suriname, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Togolese Republic, the State of Eritrea and Jamaica.

Foreign Affairs Minister L.Bold said that Mongolia has released official news along with three more countries to establish diplomatic relations. He continued to say that he will make the effort to establish diplomatic relations with 178 countries this year.