Putin arrives in Mongolia on official visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia on an official visit, according to media reports.

 

He is reportedly scheduled to meet with President Okhna Khorlesukh on Tuesday.

 

Putin is scheduled to discuss bilateral relations with Mongolian officials, focusing on advancing strategic partnership, according to reports.

 

Some have called his visit controversial because Kiev had earlier asked Mongolian authorities to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Mongolia, citing the International Criminal Court's ruling.

 

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president in March last year on charges of war crimes and the illegal deportation of hundreds of Ukrainian children from the country to Russia. was influenced by political motives.

 

The 124-member court, including Mongolia, has ordered Putin to be arrested and transferred to The Hague for trial if he enters the country.

 

"We call on Mongolian authorities to arrest Putin in compliance with the international arrest warrant," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

 

However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no when asked whether Moscow was concerned about Mongolia's membership of the International Criminal Court. There is no concern about this. We have wonderful relations with our friends in Mongolia.