H.E. MS. BATTSETSEG BATMUNKH, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WILL CHAIR THE EIGHTIETH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

The 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held under the theme "Leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific" on 22-26 April 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The delegation of Mongolia headed by H.E. Ms. Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, will participate at the upcoming session of ESCAP, and the Minister will also serve as the Chairperson of the 80^th session of the Commission.

Since joining ESCAP in 1961, Mongolia has been actively engaging in cooperation and initiatives spanning trade, investment, environment, statistics, poverty reduction, energy, disaster risk reduction, transit, trade facilitation and the interests of landlocked developing countries.