Foreign Affairs Minister L. Bold, Minister of Environment and Green Development, president of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) S.Oyun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Mongolia to the Kingdom of Thailand Ch.Battumur and Mongolian government officials are attending at the 70th Commission Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) this week. The annual political policy session is being held under the theme, Regional Connectivity for Shared Prosperity which is being held now at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 4 to 8 August 2014.
Senior Government officials from over 40 member countries and associate member countries meet at ESCAP's 70th session. Key speakers at panel discussions during the high-level session this week are Ministers from Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands and Tonga. Foreign Affairs Minister of Mongolia L.Bold emphasized that “Our future challenge is how best to deepen regional connectivity. An active involvement into Asia-Pacific integration is one of the main priorities of Mongolia`s foreign policy.”
Foreign Affairs Minister L.Bold presented Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security initiated by the President of Mongolia with intention to expand multiple cooperation and intensify negotiations with countries of the Northeast Asia Region and Government of Mongolia's current policy direction.