Ulaanbaatar
Official visit of the UN Secretary-General to Mongolia concluded
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. The official visit of the UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Mongolia from August 8
to 11, 2022, at the invitation of the President of Mongolia Mr. Ukhnaagiin
Khurelsukh, has successfully concluded.
During his visit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made
a call on the President of Mongolia Mr. Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh,
and met with the Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) of Mongolia Mr.
Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, Prime Minister Mr. Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene and
Foreign Minister Ms. Batmunkhiin Battsetseg.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also participated in a
tree planting event in support to “Billion Trees” campaign, launched at the
initiative of the President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, in the Grove of
Peacekeepers at the National Park.
He also visited the UN House, where he got acquitted
with the activities of the International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing
Countries, established at the initiative of the Government of Mongolia.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was presented by children
with the original copy of the UN Charter in Mongolian script written by young
calligraphers, attended a mini Naadam festival and visited a nomadic family to
learn about Mongolian culture and customs.
At the end of his visit to Mongolia, UN Secretary General A.
Guterres has left for the Republic of Korea.
Source: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
