Ulaanbaatar
The 8th International Conference On Northeast Asian Security “Ulaanbaatar Dialogue” Concluded with Success
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Ulaanbaatar,
June 20, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The 8th International Conference on Northeast Asian Security “Ulaanbaatar
Dialogue” was organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
and the Institute for Strategic Studies of Mongolia on June 15–16, 2023. This
year the dialogue welcomed speakers and participants from around 30 countries
and more than 10 international organizations. The conference was attended by more
than 180 international and national delegates and representatives of the
government entities, international organizations and academia.
The dialogue consisted of five main sessions. The
participants discussed security challenges and opportunities in the region
during the first session. The following session was focused on multilateral
cooperation by sharing insights from regional countries as well as some
comparative insights from Kazakhstan, Turkey, France and Poland. The United
Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs jointly organized the
third session by providing a platform for young representatives to share their
views and recommendations on regional peace and security issues.
Last two sessions were jointly organized with the
Business Council of Mongolia and the United Nations Social and Economic
Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP). Economists and policy practitioners
discussed economic cooperation, particularly in the post COVID period and
heightened geopolitical tensions during the session. The UNESCAP session mainly
focused on the power grid connectivity for the energy transition in Northeast
Asia and global and regional experts exchanged their views on the development
of the “Green Power Corridor Roadmap”.
There were high level participants including Ms.
Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High
Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Seyfullah Hacımüftüoğlu,
Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic Türkiye and
Mr. Kim Gunn, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security
Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Andrew Arveseth, Director for Korea and
Mongolia of the U.S. National Security Council, and new participants from
Estonia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Philippines and Vietnam in the
conference.
One new addition to this year’s Ulaanbaatar Dialogue is the “UBD Youth Forum” which was organized on June 17, 2023 to welcome young professionals to join in the UBD and also organize a separate, follow-up workshop.
Source: MFA
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