Mongolia: Human Rights and Poverty

(asked on 31st October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Mongolia on (a) the protection of human rights and (b) the reduction in the level of poverty in that country.


Answered by
 Portrait
Mark Field
This question was answered on 9th November 2018

​As Minister for Asia and the Pacific, I met with several Cabinet Ministers during my visit to Mongolia in July and with a delegation of Mongolian parliamentarians this month. During these meetings I highlighted the importance Mongolia plays as a democratic role model for other developing countries in Asia and beyond. The country has made significant progress since the peaceful revolution that overthrew its Soviet system almost thirty years ago. I also discussed the contribution the UK is making towards Mongolia’s economic growth, primarily through Rio Tinto’s major investment in the world-class Oyu Tolgoi mine, but also through our programmes in the environment and education sectors. Sustaining this growth will be critical to eradicating poverty in Mongolia in the coming years.

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