Multiple parties are paying attention to Putin's upcoming visit to Mongolia! Peskov: This visit has been carefully prepared in all aspects
The Russian Presidential News Agency announced that at the invitation of Mongolian President Khurilesukh, Russian President Putin will visit Mongolia on September 3 and participate in the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Mongolian army in the Battle of the Halkhin River. During the visit, the two heads of state will discuss the prospects for further developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Mongolia, exchange views on international and regional hot spot issues, and plan to sign a series of bilateral documents. According to reports, Putin's last visit to Mongolia was in 2019.
Russian President Putin will visit Mongolia (source image)
According to the analysis of the Russian news website "news.ru", energy and minerals are important areas of cooperation between Russia and Mongolia. It is not ruled out that Putin's visit may lead to discussions with the Mongolian side regarding the natural gas pipeline project passing through Mongolia. In addition, the United States and its Western allies have recently strengthened their "wooing" of Mongolia. Putin's visit may have further considerations for consolidating and deepening Russia Mongolia relations.
The Russian news website "regnum.ru" quoted experts as saying that after Putin finishes his visit to Mongolia, he will go to Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum. Against the backdrop of Western containment of Russia, this may indicate Russia's emphasis on further strengthening its relations with countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Putin's visit to Mongolia has attracted widespread attention. Today's Russian television website mentioned that Mongolia is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the ICC issued an "arrest warrant" for Putin in March last year. On August 30th, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement calling on Mongolia to comply with the "arrest warrant" and hand over Putin to the ICC. ICC spokesperson Fadi Abdullah also issued a statement stating that Mongolia, as a signatory to the Rome Statute, has an obligation to cooperate with ICC. The Associated Press reported that this will be Putin's first visit to a signatory state of the Rome Statute since the ICC issued an arrest warrant.
According to TASS, Russian President's press secretary Peskov responded on August 30th that Russia is "not worried" about this and has had a "very good dialogue" with Mongolia. Putin's visit to Mongolia has been "carefully prepared in all aspects".
On August 31st, the website of the American magazine "Diplomat" reported that Mongolia may become the first contracting party to openly "defy" the ICC's "arrest warrant" for Putin. But the ICC itself does not have an enforcement mechanism for sovereign states, and whether the "arrest warrant" can be executed depends on whether the contracting parties are willing to cooperate with the ICC. The New York Times reported that although Mongolia may face diplomatic pressure from the ICC and other contracting parties, it is unlikely to execute the "arrest warrant".
