Tag: Mongolia and UK relations

Lord Cameron in Mongolia; a timely and significant visit The UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron’s visit to Mongolia from 25-26 April 2024, the culmination of a tour of six Central Asian countries, was timely and welcome. Last year, Britain and Mongolia celebrated sixty years of diplomatic relations, the first to be established between Mongolia and a Western state. Bilateral ties are cordial, but it is more than ten years since a Foreign Secretary visited Ulaanbaatar. Lord Cameron's speech on the context and aims of his visit merits close attention. It accords closely with the Mongolian government's renewed emphasis on balancing relations with its immediate geographical neighbours, Russia and China, through greater engagement with 'Third Neighbours' who share modern Mongolia's democratic values. Against a vista of open steppe, Lord Cameron expressed enthusiastic support for enhanced co-operation with Mongolia in several key areas where the two countries share bilateral and global interests including trade, culture, education, and tourism. Increased funding for the Chevening scholarship programme will...