MEETING WITH MUKHISA KITUYI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNCTAD
President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga met Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), on October 23rd in Geneva, Switzerland.
President Battulga began the meeting with a remark on the main issues of concern at the World Investment Forum, while stating that Mongolia also focuses on these issues, including global warming, ecology, unemployment, and inequality in resource distribution, but in a different context. President Battulga spoke about his purpose of attending the Forum which is to draw attention to the diversification of national economy as Mongolia is currently discussing its 2019 budget and promote the economic and business opportunities in Mongolia among global investors.
Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi briefly discussed the multilateral activities of the UNCTAD, including in the areas of transport, investment, trade facilitation, and sustainable economic development of landlocked developing countries.
President Battulga expressed Mongolia’s interest in cooperating with the UNCTAD in diversifying the economy and steering the cooperation among landlocked developing countries.
