Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security concludes
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONSTAME/ The Sixth International Conference of the ‘Ulaanbaatar
Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security’ wrapped up on June 6.
The conference brought
together over 200 representatives comprising government officials and scholars
from 14 countries including Russia, China, Japan, Canada, and Sweden as
well as international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union
and International Committee of the Red Cross.
B.Enkhbaigal, Director
of Institute for Strategic Studies, National Security Council of Mongolia
noted, “The conference involved
a large number of government officials for the first time in its history.
Furthermore, the conference participants thoroughly discussed the ways for
ensuring peace and sustainability in Northeast Asia. Broad discussions were held about cooperation in disaster reduction, promotion of youth inclusion in strengthening peace, economic cooperation,
especially in energy
sector.”
The conference had eight sub-sessions and the future prospect of Northeast Asian energy
cooperation was one of the key topics at a round table meeting of government
officials.
Ambassador O.Enkhtsetseg
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia said, “The sides actively expressed their
views and positions on cooperating in human welfare. Regarding the development of energy
cooperation, European countries shared their experience in a technical session. The parties reached consensus to advance Mongolia’s initiative on energy cooperation”
The issue of energy
being touched upon during the conference in addition to the Northeast Asian
security and economic cooperation was very timely, said Wang Yongzhong, World
Energy Department, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences. He said, “This year’s international conference was of great
significance. Mongolia and Russia have abundant energy resources. On the other
side, China, South Korea, and Japan have very high energy consumption. It
denotes the opportunity for the expansion of the regional countries’ energy
cooperation. The representatives pointed out the feasibility of implementing
Mongolia’s initiative to build Asia Power Grid in the Gobi region. China is
ready to share its technology
experience in transferring and using renewable energy.”
The international
conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Institute for Strategic Studies.