Ulaanbaatar
Defense Minister of Mongolia Participates in the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, May 14, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Defense of Mongolia Byambatsogt Sandag is participating in the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025, taking place on May 13-14, 2025, in Berlin, the Federal Republic of Germany.
More than 800 representatives from 130 countries, including Defense Ministers and Deputy Ministers from 54 countries, are participating in the high-level Forum to discuss the future of peacekeeping, and express and demonstrate their political support. It also provides a platform for delegations to announce substantial pledges in support of closing capability gaps and adapting peace operations to better respond to existing challenges and new realities.
The participation of the Mongolian Armed Forces in UN peacekeeping operations began with the first two military observer officers sent to the Republic of Congo in 2002. Since then, in the past 23 years, Mongolia has participated in peacekeeping operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, the Republic of Sudan, Ethiopia-Eitrea, Georgia, Sierra Leone, Chad, the Republic of South Sudan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Darfur region of Sudan, Yemen, the disputed border region of Abyei, as well as in Iraq, and Kosovo.
Mongolia will continue to contribute to global peacekeeping efforts and increase the participation of its peacekeepers, stated Defense Minister Byambatsogt during the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial.
