This Sunday, May 21, the President of the Republic will travel to Ulaanbaatar and meet the President of the country, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to discuss geostrategic issues.
This Sunday, Emmanuel Macron will travel to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to meet with the head of the country, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. Located between China and Russia, Mongolia is a land of challenges for the French president, far from the tranquility that it can denote.
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit from May 21 to 22, at the invitation of President Khuresukh Ukhnaa. This is a historic visit, the first visit of a French president to Mongolia
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Official dinner
After the G7 in Hiroshima in Japan, Emmanuel Macron will make a stopover in Ulaanbaatar before returning to France. This Sunday evening, he will have dinner with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, indicates the website of the French Embassy in Mongolia.
According to this body, the two Heads of State will discuss the issue of climate change, desertification, public security, the space sector, agriculture, tourism or even sport… a varied panel of subjects. Among them, not the least: to leave Mongolia an open door in the face of the constraints that the Russia to influence him.
For the Elysée, it is necessary “to loosen the constraint which is exerted on the neighbors of Russia and to open to them the choice of their options”. The geostrategic issue is capital to offer Mongolia the option of a collaboration more important with France.
For the researcher associated with the Foundation for Strategic Research, Antoine Maire, interviewed by Le Point: “Mongolia has always been caught in the crossfire, and even more so since the invasion of Ukraine”.
Its strategy is based on a triangulation of its relationships. Above all, it does not want to rush its powerful neighbours, in order to retain room for maneuver and benefit from trade.
Museum
The President will stay until May 22 in Mongolia, the time to visit the Genghis Khan National Museum, Mongol conqueror of the 13th century. The establishment will lend part of its collection to the Nantes History Museum from October 2023, for the duration of an exhibition.
In addition, the site of the French Embassy in Mongolia announces that “next year Mongolian athletes will have an important place during the Paris Olympic Games”.
