Telmen A for East Asia Forum on draft 3-year trade deal b/w #Mongolia and Eurasian Economic Union.
"Still, the Mongolian government’s move to increase its trade volume with EAEU countries could be part of a greater discussion on regional cooperation beyond the 375 goods."
https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/06/28/mongolia-seeks-new-markets-in-eurasia/
So, recall how V Putin went to visit #Mongolia last Sept and was not arrested despite outstanding ICC warrant? At the time, I argued that the Mongolian government didn't really have a choice. Before you think of new PM Zandanshatar recall that.
For TIME, I summarized Putin's visit as, "Turning up in September was Putin showing the rest of the world his middle finger". Pardon the image.
https://time.com/7293415/mongolia-prime-minister-gombojav-zandanshatar/
Irish Times on #Mongolia intl relations and Ulaanbaatar Dialogue.
J Mendee:
In 1961, “ world was divided, uncertain, & even on the brink of war. During this time, the Ulaanbaatar Hotel was home for many foreign diplomats & curious international journalists”
HH #DalaiLama congratulates G Zandanshatar on becoming #Mongolia prime minister.
"The Dalai Lama has also expressed admiration for the impressive progress Mongolia has made over the years in all spheres of life, adding they are all the more meaningful when they really improve the lives of poor and needy Mongolians."
#Mongolia 1b tree planting subotnik continues.
This time, Ban-ki Moon (frm UN gen sec)
M Weller on the impact that shuttering #Mongolia Water Compact will have, fears a turn toward Russia/China.
Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security scheduled for June 5-6.
https://montsame.mn/mn/read/369338
For background on UBD, see, for example, https://mongoliafocus.com/2022/07/ubdialogue-neasia-security/
🇹🇷 Pres Erdogan planning to visit #Mongolia in May to reciprocate Pres Khurelsukh visit earlier this year.
All on 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
isee.mn/n/77619
Agence Française de Développement to open development office in #Mongolia
https://montsame.mn/mn/read/368656
All follow-on from 🇲🇳 🇫🇷 development deal, I imagine.
N Millward writes on #Mongolia -Japan defense cooperation in The Diplomat.
"In East Asia context, partnership w/ 🇯🇵, a major regional power, provides 🇲🇳 w/ access to state-of-the-art defense tech that will bolster defense infrastructure w/o aligning itself w/ any military alliance."
https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/why-japan-and-mongolia-are-expanding-defense-capability-cooperation/
Discussions abt membership in the Eurasian Economic Union continue in #Mongolia Here is a look at impact on agricultural sector (📈 over past 10 years).
-threat of low-cost imports to 🇲🇳 producers
-potential of arrival of large producers threat to sm/med producers
-lack of competitiveness of 🇲🇳 products
-constraints on govt policy
https://itoim.mn/a/2025/03/13/society/ftq?b3f6e378cfe98fb6998c7b68c8966b95
Just a couple of weeks after PM Oyun-Erdene's visit to China, speaker of parliament, D Amarbayasgalan, is also visiting, primarily meeting w/ National People's Congress officials.
Jaap C. van Hierden appointed UN Resident Coordinator #Mongolia
I am doubtful on benefit that would accrue to #Mongolia by joining the Eurasian Econ Union largely b/c it's unclear to me that there is much to import or export from/to the EEU, but membership moves 🇲🇳 closer to set of countries that it does not share values (democracy, human rights, etc.) w/, incl. Russia.
Some doubts among 🇲🇳 politicians as well, eg J Enkhbayar, Min of Food, Agri, Light Industry who seems to equate EEU w/ SCO membership.
Negotiations for a trade agreement b/w #Mongolia & Eurasian Econ Union?
https://itoim.mn/a/2024/12/04/for-you/exf?6a9b8eecb007d3f5749506bf92a81167
#Mongolia to benefit from Japanese Official Security Assistance along w/ 🇵🇭 🇮🇩 🇩🇯 .
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/02/japan/japan-osa-philippines-indonesia-mongolia-djibouti/
#MGLfp
Consequences for #Mongolia's failure to arrest V Putin on ICC warrant after all?
“'In view of seriousness of 🇲🇳's failure to cooperate w/ the Court, the Chamber deemed it necessary to refer the matter to Assembly of States Parties.'
"What assembly will now do remains unclear. While Putin was in 🇲🇳, a court said that the organization that is made up of all 124 of the court’s member states can 'take any measure it deems appropriate.'”
https://apnews.com/article/putin-mongolia-icc-court-arrest-e0b583253a481b106092897a44c0c249
With A Morrow and A Srivastava, I've offered some notes on #Mongolia Pres. U Khurelsukh's speech at recent UN General Assembly.
Some elements in that speech:
- peaceful resolution of conflicts
- #peacekeeping
- #climatechange
- landlocked developing countries
- Mongolian queens
https://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/2024/khurelsukh-un-general-assembly/
#UNGA #MGLfp
@mongoliastudies
A little bit proud that #Mongolia Pres Khurelsukh referred to intl election observers in his remarks to #UNGA this morning in the context of noting this year's parliamentary election.
Analyses and observations of the election to be found at https://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/category/politics/elections/ikh-khural-2024/
