Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia’s Efforts Toward Ensuring Implementation of BWC Presented
Politics
A conference to review the implementation of the Biological
Weapons Convention (BWC) is being held in Geneva between November 28 and
December 16.
During the General Debate which took place on the first day of
the conference, Mongolia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United
Nations Office and other international organizations D. Gerelmaa delivered
remarks, presenting the measures taken by the Government of Mongolia in
ensuring the implementation of the BWC.
In her remarks, she reiterated that the Government of Mongolia stands
committed to implementing the BWC within the framework of its peace-loving
foreign policy. While stressing the importance of mutually sharing knowledge
and experience within the framework of realizing the BWC and further
consolidating cooperation between the member states while giving details on the
measures carried out by the Government of Mongolia in this sphere.
The BWC is a key element in the international community’s
efforts to address weapon of mass destruction proliferation and it has
established a strong norm against biological weapons. The Convention has
reached almost universal membership with 184 States Parties and four Signatory
States.
