The Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations in collaboration with the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) has organised a meeting between Mongolia and other Central Asian countries to exchange first-hand experience on abolishing capital punishment.

Participating in the meeting were the Permanent Representatives of five Central Asian countries to the United Nations, a member of the ICDP and former President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, ICDP member of the Iand former President of the Swiss Confederation Ruth Dreifuss. The aim of the meeting focused on the possibility of Central Asia becoming  the first-ever region to put an end to the death penalty.

In his opening speech, Mongolia’s Permanent Representative to the UN L.Purevsuren introduced in detail the arguments for abolishing the death penalty and noted that the number of countries around the world which are abolishing capital punishment is growing.