Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia participates in Trade Ministerial Meeting of Landlocked Developing Countries
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and international organizations V.Purevdorj addressed the Fifth Meeting of Trade Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries held on June 23-24 in the WTO Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
In his speech, the Ambassador V.Purevdorj pointed out challenges and difficulties landlocked developing countries are confronted with in boosting their trade, and hoped that this meeting will stimulate parties to take joint efforts for seeking ways of tackling the challenges, exchanging experiences and information and shaping strategies and positions for the further cooperation. He underlined the significance of dynamic cooperation in mastering the challenges landlocked developing nations are facing and delivering the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
“As a land-locked country, Mongolia emphasizes an importance of ratification and implementation of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement, ensuring trade facilitation through removing transit transport obstacles, thus guaranteeing the freedom of transit for developing countries. In this connection, I am pleased to inform that the TFA Agreement has been presented to the Parliament of Mongolia for the ratification,” said Purevdorj and urged countries to join the multilateral agreement on establishment of the International Think Tank for Developing Landlocked Countries (ITTLDC) in Ulaanbaatar.
On the sidelines of the meeting, events took place for presenting functions of the ITTLDC and research materials released by this organization.
