AKIPRESS.COM - Foreign Minister of Mongolia Battsetseg Batmunkh put forward an initiative to hold a Female Foreign Ministers' Meeting for the first time in Mongolia to discuss increasing women's political empowerment and economic participationand seek possible solutions, Montsame reports.

The Female Foreign Ministers' Meeting 2023 commenced in Ulaanbaatar on June 29. It brought together female foreign ministers of countries around the world, ambassadors for gender equality, and representatives from the UN and other international organizations.

The first female Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Ulaanbaatar aims to advance gender equality, human rights, and women's participation in decision-making, with Germany and France collaborating as organizers.

The consensus and solidarity of Female Foreign Ministers will serve as an impetus for promoting multilateral cooperation to address global challenges. Mongolia also hopes that the meeting would benefit shaping pro-women foreign policy in Asian region. The organizers believe that the initiative will contribute to the efforts of other countries pursuing a feminist foreign policy.

The meeting will provide an opportunity for participants to deliberate and exchange information, and share their best practices of feminist foreign policymaking.