WT/MIN(15)/ST/90  
21 December 2015  
(15-6817)  Page: 1/2  
Ministerial Conference 
Tenth Session 
Nairobi, 15-18 December 2015  Original: English  
 
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR VAANCHING PUREVDORJ 
AMBASSADOR, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO WTO 
MONGOLIA  
It is my great pleasure and honour to address this Conference on behalf of the Government of 
Mongolia.   First of all, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Government and the people of 
Kenya for the warm hospitality and outstanding work they have done for hosting this Ministerial 
Conference, which falls on the 20th Anniversary of the WTO.  
As we all know, we are at the critical juncture of the multilateral trading system. It means that at 
this Conference the spirit of cooperation and maximum flexibility is required from All Members, in particular on agricultural issues, which affect th e lives of millions of fa rmers and their livelihood. 
The issues of market access and safeguard measures are also crucial, especially for developing 
countries.   So, the hopes and trust laid upon us is tremendous. Progress and tangible outcomes are being 
expected from the Conference that would enable and open up opportunities for the inclusion of 
many millions of people around the globe into trade, development and prosperity.   
For Mongolia, foreign trade is of vital importance. Foreign trade accounts for more than 90 per 
cent of the country’s GDP. Agriculture is also one of the main sectors for my country of three 
million people, where half of the population works in agriculture, mainly leading livestock breeding 
for subsistence. Thus, Mongolia attaches great importance to reaching balanced and development- 
oriented outcomes of multilateral negotiations, especially on agriculture within the framework of the multilateral trading system.  
In this context, we would like to underline again the importance of special and differential 
treatment for developing countries in agriculture negotiations. Mongolia fully supports the relevant initiatives proposed by the developing Member countries on this matter.  
 
As a land-locked developing country, Mongolia underlines the importance of trade facilitation. We look forward to the early entry into force and ef fective implementation of the trade facilitation 
agreement, which contains globally binding commitm ents to ensure the freedom of transit and the 
removal of transit transport impediments. The Government of Mongolia has approved the WTO 
Trade Facilitation Agreement and submitted to the Parliament for ratification.   
As a host country of International Think Tank for LL DCs, Mongolia calls upon all LLDCs to accede to 
the Multilateral Agreement for the Establishment of an International Think Tank for Landlocked 
Developing Countries. This would bring this multilateral organization into full operation for the 
benefits of all landlocked developing countries. 
 My delegation aligns itself with the position  and principles expressed in the Ministerial 
Communiqué of Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and the Ministerial Communiqué of the 
Recently Acceded Members (RAMs) as well as the Declaration of Ministers of Small and Vulnerable Economies (SVEs).  WT/MIN(15)/ST/90 
 
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  It is expected that the Tenth Ministerial Conferen ce addresses the issues of the Doha Development 
Agenda and delivers concrete outcomes reflecting the development dimensions of the DDA negotiations. In this regard, Mongolia is committed to continuing its contribution to the early completion of the Doha Development Agenda. 
 
Taking this opportunity, we would also like to welcome this year’s new Members of the WTO Seychelles, Kazakhstan, Liberia and Afghanistan. 
 
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