Mr Rashid Alimov, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), is currently visiting Mongolia at the invitation of D.Tsogtbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In Ulaanbaatar, Mr. Rashid Alimov has already met President Kh.Battulga, Foreign Minister  D.Tsogtbaatar and J.Bat-Erdene, Minister of Road and Transport Development. On Wedesday (28 March), the first of his two-day visit, Mr Alimov gave information about the SCO and discussed cooperation in road, transport  energy and other sectors. He will give an interview to the Mongolian National Broadcaster on Thursday.

Mongolia obtained observer SCO status in 2004. Since then, SCO Secretary-Generals visited Mongolia in 2007 and 2014.