Minister of Foreign Affairs Battsetseg Batmunkh met with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), headquartered in Stockholm, during her official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden.

During the meeting, Minister Battsetseg noted that Mongolia has maintained active cooperation with the International IDEA and discussed ways to further enrich bilateral relations and collaboration through specific projects and programs.

In particular, the two parties agreed to cooperate in implementing the resolution initiated by Mongolia and adopted at the 11th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption on “Preventing and combating corruption through enhancing transparency in the funding of political parties, candidatures for elected public office, and electoral campaigns.” They also agreed to work together to ensure the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on establishing an Asian Regional Center for Election Observation in Ulaanbaatar.

Furthermore, Minister Battsetseg emphasized that the Institute's Global State of Democracy reports, research, and analyses on electoral processes serve as important resources for government institutions, research organizations, and policymakers in Mongolia and many other countries. The parties also discussed opportunities to expand cooperation in this area.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Minister invited Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora to visit Mongolia.

Published Date:2026-03-04