A softer approach to North Korea Mongolia offers itself as a model for change

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: March 18, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Jehangir S. Pocha
International Herald Tribune
03-18-2005
Officials in the drab Soviet-era government buildings that dominate the skyline here concede that Mongolia is used to being an afterthought in global geopolitics. Yet even as the great powers grapple with North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Mongolia has quietly been using its nonthreatening status to open a dialogue with the North Korean government and woo its leaders toward change. The two nations have signed a friendship treaty and reopened once-closed diplomatic relations. They are also working together on a range of industrial, ...

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