Ulaanbaatar
Two resolutions sponsored by Mongolia adopted by ESCAP 73rd session
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The 73rd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) convened from 15 to 19 May 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. Delegations from 45 member-states of the Commission attended the session, which was held under the theme of the “Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Energy” and discussed the issues related to enhancing cooperation on inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development in the region.
The Mongolian delegation to the session was headed by His Excellency Mr. Tsend Munkh-Orgil, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Foreign Minister of Mongolia took part as a main speaker at the High-level Exchange of the Special Body on Least Developed, Landlocked Developing and Pacific Island Developing Countries, which discussed infrastructure and sustainable development in these countries with special needs. During the session, H.E. Mr. Tsend Munkh-Orgil met with H.E. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP and exchanged views on the issues pertaining to Mongolia-ESCAP cooperation.
Moreover, H.E. Mr. Tugsbilguun Tumurkhuleg, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to ESCAP delivered a statement at the plenary meeting of the session and introduced actions taken by the Government of Mongolia to achieve the SDGs, as well as Mongolia’s views on regional cooperation in energy and infrastructure.
In addition, two resolutions sponsored by Mongolia, namely, on Strengthening the Regional Mechanism for Implementing the Vienna Programme of Action for LLDCs for 2014-2024 and on Enhancing Regional Cooperation for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Asia and the Pacific, with the latter having been sponsored together with the Kingdom of Thailand, were adopted by the session.
In the course of the session, the Embassy of Mongolia in Bangkok in collaboration with the International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries, based in Ulaanbaatar, hosted a High-level Luncheon for representatives of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries to inform them of the activities of the International Think Tank for LLDCs and its operationalization, as well as objectives and current status of the “Multilateral Agreement on the Establishment of an International Think Tank for LLDCs”.
Source: Embassy of Mongolia in Bangkok
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