Former Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar said his country can serve as a bridge to help establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. Zandanshatar is seen here in an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap
Mongolia is well placed to serve as a bridge in broadening regional dialogue to help establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, the country's former prime minister has said.
In a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency, Gombojav Zandanshatar said his country occupies a rare diplomatic position as a country that "maintains friendly relations with both Koreas" and as "a nuclear-weapon-free state with a multi-pillared foreign policy and no hidden agenda."
"Peace on the Korean Peninsula cannot be separated from trust and regional cooperation," he said, adding "our role is not to act as a great-power mediator or impose outcomes. That is not who we are."
What Mongolia can offer instead, he said, is quiet diplomacy by serving as "not merely a participant, but a connector" that works to "preserve communication channels, build confidence, and support practical cooperation when opportunities arise."
