Ex-President Moon heads to Mongolia for UN desertification conference
BUSAN — Former Korean President Moon Jae-in departed for Mongolia on Sunday to attend a United Nations conference on desertification and meet with the Mongolian president. Moon left through Gimhae International Airport in the southeastern port city of Busan and will travel via Incheon International Airport to make a nine-day visit to Mongolia, the host of the 17th session of the United Nations…
Former Korean President Moon Jae-in embarked on a nine-day visit to Mongolia on Sunday, heading to the UN desertification conference. He departed from Busan's Gimhae International Airport and will arrive at Mongolia's Incheon International Airport, marking his second official overseas trip since stepping down in 2022. The mission is spearheaded by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh.
Moon is set to deliver a speech at the opening of the 17th session of the UNCCD Conference of the Parties on Monday. Following the session, he will attend a luncheon hosted by President Khurelsukh. On Wednesday, Moon will make a keynote address at a high-level roundtable for the Peace Forest Initiative, a global cooperation platform launched in 2019 by the Korean government and UNCCD.
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