ABCP President Most Ven. Khansur Khamba, Gabju D. Choijamt and Secretary General, Most Ven. Da Lama Kh. Byambajav on 25 December had an informal meeting with senior Mongolian diplomats experts and scholars.
Member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister D. Tsgotbaatar, former Foreign Minister L. Erdenechuluun, Dr. D. Munkbat, Director, College of Politics and international relations, Dr. D. Zolboo, Director, and Dr. D. Batsaikhan, Senior Fellow of the Institute of International Studies, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ven. D. Niamsambuu and Ven. M. Gankhuyag, Political scientist D. Bayarkhuu, Buddhist scholar Ts. Tsedendamba and Scholar R. Bold took part in the informal meeting.
ABCP President, Most Ven. Gabju D. Choijamt made a brief remark covering the past, present and future of the Asian Buddhists Conference for Peace, an international NGO, with consultative statues with ECOSOC and ABCP Secretary General made a presentation on ABCP and its activities from 2017 to today, when the ABCP Executive Council met in Delhi and decided to rejuvenate and revive the activities of the organization that had slowed down considerably.
The speakers in the informal meeting noted the contribution of ABCP to global peace and security, and pointed out that it should be more pro-active in issuing statements and appeals in relation to critical international situations that arise, especially today when the threat of a global conflagration has become much more imminent. Some of the speakers expressed their interest in collaborating with ABCP, while some others noted the importance of the organization from the standpoint of Mongolia’s foreign policy, especially in terms of promoting soft power.
ABCP HQ would like to thank the Gandantegchenling Monastery – Mongolia National Center I of ABCP, for the opportunity to use the Gandan monastery facility for the holding of the informal meeting, and of course the senior diplomats, experts and scholars in sparing their time to share their views and thoughts on the future of ABCP.
