A meeting of socialist and socialist-leaning organizations known as the Social Intern of Asia and the Pacific will be held in Ulaanbaatar on October 7 and 8.

The MPP and other groups are organizing the meeting, which is being held in Ulaanbaatar for the second time. The first was in 2005.

Delegates from Australia, Greece, Italy, Japan, Sweden, East Timor, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Kazakhstan will take part. They will discuss issues concerning the development social democracy in Asia and the Pacific, and how to achieve economic growth with environmental responsibility.

Organizers say the meeting will also strengthen cooperation between political parties in different nations.