PM MEETS WITH DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UN OFFICE AT GENEVA

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ While participating in the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the Prime Minister met with Mr Michael Moller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). The Premier said Mongolia needs to augment both its contribution and role in tackling global urgent problems and to expand its external ties in order to realize the national developmental policy. Keeping the active cooperation with the UN and its specialized organizations and with international financial and economic organizations, and supporting of the UN’s role and responsibilities at the global governance are the priorities of Mongolia’s foreign policy, Mr Altankhuyag underlined. In response, Mr Moller said the Mongolia-UN relations and cooperation have been developing actively in the last 50 years, and that Mongolia is always enthusiastic about its collaboration with the UN, for example, it initiated several resolutions of the UN on fortifying the status of rural women, on developing cooperatives, on public literacy, on disarmament, on strengthening of the democracy and on peacekeeping. Thanks to the contributions, a reputation of Mongolia raised at international arena, Mr Moller said and hoped that the bilateral cooperation will continue successfully.