This essay is the third in a series that examines the South Korean nuclear debate from regional perspectives.
Mongolia’s general position on the issue of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is well known: it opposes attempts by any state to proliferate nuclear weapons, and despite the good ties between the two countries, South Korea would not be an exception,. Mongolia opposes the ongoing nuclear arms race, and the weakening of the NPT regime, and promotes the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Mongolia is the only single-state Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the world, and advocates for the establishment of a Northeast Asian Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ).[1]
Mongolia’s bilateral relations with South Korea are based on the established comprehensive partnership relations and consultations on issues of mutual interest and concern. Around 50,000 Mongolians live and work in South Korea. At the same time Mongolia maintains traditional good-neighborly relations with North Korea and tries to play a role in promoting understanding and developing relations between the two Koreas.[2]
