MONGOLIAN PRACTICE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS NON-PROLIFERATION DISCUSSED

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia's practices and policies on nuclear weapons were discussed during an international seminar in Geneva on October 17, on which the best practices in disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons were presented. The seminar ran in a scope of the 131st session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly. Parliamentarians of the union along with scholars and the experts participated in the seminar and discussed the best policies of 2013 on disarmament operations. Among the policies were Mongolia’s nuclear-weapon-free policy, and the achievements and practices of the law enacted in 2000. The participants noted that Mongolia’s “free of nuclear weapons” status suits the country’s characters, and is a result of the state’s creative and mindful policies on the matter. The policy assists to strengthen the country’s security and to establish trust and sustainability in the region, they stressed. Representing the country, the Ambassador-at-large J.Enkhsaikhan from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken part in the event to present the commitments of Mongolia on securing its nuclear-weapon-free status.