Ulaanbaatar
146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, March
20, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
(IPU) Assembly and its related meetings were held in Manama, Bahrain, between
March 11-15, 2023.
Mongolia joined the IPU in 1962 as a member country. The
establishment of the permanent functioning parliament of Mongolia in 1992 has
brought the cooperation between the Mongolian State Great Khural (the
Parliament) and the IPU to the next level.
During the assembly, Deputy Chairman of the State Great
Khural Mr. Munkhbaatar met with President of the IPU Mr. Duarte Pacheco, and
Secretary General Mr. Martin Chungong and exchanged views on further expanding
the cooperation between the State Great Khural of Mongolia and the IPU.
The General Debate focused on the overall theme of Promoting
Peaceful Coexistence and Inclusive Society. In addition, the assembly adopted
resolutions on Cyberattacks and Cybercrimes: The New Risks to Global Security and
Parliamentary Efforts in Achieving Negative Carbon Balances of Forests. At the
end of the assembly, the Manama Statement was adopted as an outcome document,
and the Republic of Angola was selected as the host country for the 147th
Assembly of the IPU.
