Улаанбаатар
Khurelsukh at SCO: ‘Mongolia Is Ready to Contribute to Regional Integration’
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, September 2, 2025
/MONTSAME/. President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa delivered a speech as
an observer during the Heads of State Council’s expanded session of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center, People’s
Republic of China.
Noting the significance of the SCO’s
contributions to regional peace, security, and sustainable development, the
president mentioned that Mongolia has been implementing its multi-pillar, independent
foreign policy committed to peace.
Noting the importance of expanded
cooperation in reducing climate change, desertification, and natural disaster risks,
Khurelsukh introduced the “Billions of Trees” and “Food Supply and Security”
national movements. It was also highlighted that preparations are underway for the
17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to be held in Ulaanbaatar in
2026.
President Khurelsukh noted that
Mongolia, proposing the “Transit Mongolia” goal to become a regional hub for
trade, investment, and transport logistics, is making active efforts to jointly
implement significant road and rail transportation, energy, and tourism
projects, as well as the natural gas pipeline project, with the Russian Federation
and the People’s Republic of China.
Moreover, the president expressed
readiness to contribute to regional integration through expanded, mutually
beneficial cooperation with all SCO member countries.
Heads of State and Government from
the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India,
the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan,
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Türkiye, the Republic
of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,
Malaysia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the
Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Turkmenistan, the Arab Republic of Egypt,
the Republic of Maldives, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
participated in this high-level council.
Secretary-General of the United
Nations António Guterres, Secretary General of the SCO Nurlan Yermekbayev, as
well as leaders of non-governmental and international organizations, discussed
regional peace, security, and sustainable development.
The Heads of State Council’s expanded session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was successfully organized in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China.
