Below you will find the 3rd posting of our bi-weekly series, entitled “Foreign Policy Roundup”. In each roundup, I provide a 1-2 sentence summary of Mongolian foreign policy news, most of which come from Mongolian-language news sites. If you have any suggestions for how these posts might be improved, please do let me know.<\/p>\n
Please note, that I am not a native Mongolian speaker, nor am I a professional translator. As such, I would welcome any corrections that others might have to offer. Finally, future postings might be delayed during the month of July, as I will be traveling in Mongolia, often in more remote areas. I will resume regular posting in August.<\/p>\n
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For summaries of Presidential candidates’ foreign policy proposals, taken straight from their Mongolian-language action plans, please see my previous post, here.<\/a><\/p>\n Diplomacy<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Director of the Finnish Parliament, Eero Heiniluoma, made an official visit to Mongolia<\/a>. During his stay, he met with the head of the Mongolian Khural, Z. Enhbold, and PM N. Altanhuyag to discuss cooperation in the technological and educational sectors.<\/p>\n Minister of Foreign Affairs, L. Bold, traveled to Japan<\/a> to participate in Japan\u2019s Global Economic Forum-2013.<\/p>\n Interpol\u2019s General Secretary, Roland Kennet, traveled to Mongolia<\/a> to meet with Mongolian Minister of Justice, Kh. Temuujin.<\/p>\n Canadian Ambassador Greg Goldhawk announced that Canada would now grant up to a 10 year multiple entry visa to Mongolian citizens<\/a>.<\/p>\n Japan and Mongolia agree to cooperate on issues related to North Korea<\/a>, including abductions.<\/p>\n L. Bold traveled to Germany<\/a> to discuss bilateral cooperation in minerals and technology. Mongolia agreed to allow German citizens 30 days to stay<\/a> in the country for up to 30 days visa-free<\/p>\n Vuk Jeremic, President of the UN General Assembly, made his first visit to Mongolia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mongolian auditors traveled to Turkey to gain experience<\/a> in the legal and technical issues of their field.<\/p>\n Mongolia established formal diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>. This is part of a larger strategy for Mongolia to establish diplomatic relations with all UN member states<\/a>.<\/p>\n UK-based news agency, The Telegraph, reported that Tony Blair is now a consultant for the Mongolian government<\/a>. His experience in international diplomacy at previous consulting in the region under his company, Tony Blair Associates, is stressed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Economics<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Mongol Bank released its Trade Review<\/a>, outlining Mongolia\u2019s trade statistics up to May 2013.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Security<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Political Secretary of the Mongolian Ministry of Defense, Gen. Z. Boldbaatar, arrived in Germany for the 10th<\/sup> advisory meeting<\/a> between the Mongolian and German defense departments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ex-Pat Mongolians<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n On June 14th<\/sup>, Mongolians living abroad casted their votes<\/a> for the 2013 Mongolian Presidential Election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Below you will find the 3rd posting of our bi-weekly series, entitled “Foreign Policy Roundup”. In each roundup, I provide a 1-2 sentence summary of Mongolian foreign policy news, most of which come from Mongolian-language news sites. If you have … Continue reading