International relations of Mongolia

Independent of China in 1921, the Mongolia, become a Popular republic in 1924, was near to the Soviet Union until the regime change which has occurred in 1990.

Since this date, Mongolia seeks to diversify international relations by dissociating its two powerful neighbors, China and Russia.

Japan, South Korea and the United States bring an important development assistance. The Japan, whose cumulated assistance exceeds 2 billion dollars since 1990, is the first giver.

Close links were tied with the United States: in February 2007, a Mongolian quota of 130 men fought in Iraq; in November 2005, George W. Bush was the first US president in activity to be gone to Mongolia within the framework of an official visit.

The veneration which the Dalaï Lama enjoys in the Mongolian population was highlighted at the time of its 5 visits at Ulan-Bator. For its first visit in September 1991, 700.000 people had converged towards the city to accommodate it. The China, to which it Mongolia provides in particular Cuivre, is its principal business partner. The bilateral relations would have been tightened after each visit of the Dalai Lama to Ulan-Bator. For example, at the time of the last visit of the LAMA Tibetan, in August 2006, an interruption of the rail links with China lasted several days. The Foreign Minister of Mongolia took part in a meeting from June 8th to 10th 2007 during which a historical Resolution accepting the Tibet as independent state had passed by the International union of socialist youth (IUSY).

A Mongolian delegation, led by the president Natsagiyn Bagabandi, visited the North Korea from December 21st to 23rd 2005. A Mongolian parliamentary delegation also went to Pyongyang in December 2006, received in particular by the deputies Wan-known North-Korean Kim and Pak Kyu-hong.

The Mongolian president Nambaryn Enkhbayar paid an official visit with Paris in February 2007.

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