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Mongolia Joins Latin America, Caribbean Nuclear Disarmament Conference
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, November 17, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations, Ankhbayar Nyamjav, participated in the 29th Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the (OPANAL), held in Mexico City, United Mexican States, on November 13, 2025.
In his address, Ambassador Ankhbayar Nyamjav expressed his gratitude for Mongolia’s invitation to participate as an observer in the agency’s regular meeting for the first time, and emphasized the vital role of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in fostering international cooperation, enhancing regional and global stability, and building mutual trust among nations.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and OPANAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to institutionalize bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The MoU establishes a framework for technical collaboration, policy dialogue, and capacity-building initiatives. It includes provisions for joint initiatives on treaty implementation, the exchange of best practices and strategic data, and strengthened collaboration with other regional nuclear-weapon-free zone frameworks, in alignment with the objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
The Treaty of Tlatelolco, signed in 1967, designates Latin America and the Caribbean as the world’s first nuclear-weapon-free zone. Today, 33 states from the region are party to the treaty, which comprehensively prohibits the development, acquisition, testing, deployment, and transfer of nuclear weapons, reinforcing regional peace and contributing to global non-proliferation efforts.
