ULAANBAATAR (GoGo Mongolia) - We deliver you the highlights of a statement by Foreign Minister of Mongolia Ts.Munkh-Ogril at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. 
Among global development priorities, the special needs of landlocked developing countries come front and centre for Mongolia.
Enhancing connectivity is an urgent priority that all landlocked developing economies share.
In order to improve market access to main trading partners, Mongolia is studying the feasibility of free trade agreements with the Eurasian Economic Union, the People`s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea. An Economic Partnership Agreement is already in place with Japan.
Mongolia is keen to further work together with our two neighbors and other partners to improve rail, road, air, energy networks and pipeline infrastructure and increase access to the sea.
Mongolia`s State Policy on Energy, adopted in 2015, set an ambitious goal to produce 30 percent of its energy demand from renewable resources by 2030. Our solar and wind resources are estimated at 7000 TW and 5000 TW respectively.
We are working with our partners to implement the Gobi Tech and the Asian Super Grid projects to supply renewable energy for the Northeast Asia.
Timely and effective implementation of the sustainable development agenda cannot be achieved without peace and security. However, peace is being threatened on a number of fronts.
Mongolia is deeply concerned with the escalating tension in Northeast Asia. We strongly oppose the DPRK`s acts of destabilizing regional security by conducting repeated nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches in defiance of the international community`s will and in violation of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council. As a country with 25-year-old nuclear-weapon-free zone status, Mongolia reiterates its principled position that the Korean Peninsula must be nuclear-weapon-free. We urge the Parties concerned to refrain from actions that could heighten the tension in Northeast Asia and resolve the issue through peaceful means.
It is beyond doubt that the only way to resolve the Korean Peninsula`s nuclear issue is through dialogue. One of the avenues of dialogue could be the Ulaanbaatar dialogue on Northeast Asian Security initiated by Mongolia in 2013. We organized its 4th International Conference in UIaanbaatar last June. Compared to previous three conferences held at Track 2 level, this year`s we held it at Track 1.5 Lebel. The dialogue discusses not only security issues in Northeast Asia but also potential projects in the energy and environmental sectors. As such, the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue is an open dialogue mechanism that ensures the participation of all countries in Northeast Asia.

Published Date:2017-09-25