During Thursday's regular cabinet meeting. the Government appointed Sh.Battsetseg as Permanent Representative of Mongolia to ASEAN.

Sh.Battsetseg had been working as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Republic of Indonesia. Mongolia first attended the ASEAN Regional Forum in 1998 and joined The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in 2005. Mongolia is now aiming to be a partner in the ASEAN dialogue. 

The new appointment was made as the previous Permanent Representative of Mongolia to ASEAN, Ts.Jambaldorj, was called back in April.