UN General Assembly
1999

is why we believe that the establishment of nuclear- weapon-free zones in different parts of the world should be encouraged and supported. For its part, Mongolia is making efforts in this respect by declaring its territory a nuclear-weapon-free zone and taking the subsequent steps necessary to institutionalize its nuclear-weapon-free status. Last year the General Assembly adopted by consensus resolution 53/77 D on Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status. This was a 7 significant and encouraging event for Mongolia, testifying to the existence of broad international support for our objectives and efforts. The adoption of the resolution constitutes an important contribution not only to Mongolia’s security, but also — given Mongolia’s strategic location — to regional security. Implementation of the main provisions of the resolution — in cooperation with other Member countries, including the five nuclear-weapon States, and the United Nations — is one of the major objectives of our foreign policy. The Mongolian Government has recently circulated a memorandum on this issue as an official United Nations document, in which it pointed out, inter alia, that