During his official visit to the United States, Mongolian Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg met some senior representatives of the United Nations. Mr. Saikhanbileg in a meeting with Deputy Secretary-General of UN, Mr. Jan Eliasson, noted that he is very glad that the relationship between Mongolia and the UN is deepening. They shared their opinions.

Mr. Eliasson also expressed his gratitude for the Mongolian contribution in providing troops for participating in UN the peacekeeping operations.

After this meeting, the Prime Minister also met UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, who expressed his thanks to Mongolia for being a democratic-role model country in Asia, and that UN is ready to co-operate to continue supporting human rights. In addition, the UN supports the initiatives of the President of Mongolia, in particular abolishing the death-penalty, and hopes that the necessary legal steps will be taken to bring this about.