An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Mongolia has been newly established in the UK Parliament. The Ambassador of Mongolia, Mr Enkhsukh Battumur, attended the inaugural meeting on 2 February 2026. 
The APPG on Mongolia was initiated by Mr James Wild MP, who serves as Chair, while Ms Catherine West MP serving as Vice-Chair. Mr Dave Doogan and Baroness Northover serve as Officers. More than 20 Members of Parliament have joined the APPG on Mongolia. The inaugural meeting was attended by Mr James Wild MP, Ms Catherine West MP, Mr Dave Doogan MP, Baroness Northover, Mr Fabian Hamilton MP, Baroness Evans, Lord Cromwell, Baroness Uddin, Baroness Hooper and Earl of Courtown. The meeting was also attended by officials, including Ms Karen Maddocks, Deputy Director of the Northeast Asia Directorate at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Ms Sophie Warrell, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
The APPG on Mongolia was first established in 1995 in the UK Parliament and has since actively contributed to discussions on Mongolia-United Kingdom relations, raised parliamentary questions to the UK Government, sought relevant information, and provided necessary support within the framework of Parliament. The support of successive members of the APPG on Mongolia played an important role in assisting Mongolia during its challenging transition period.
Members of the re-established APPG expressed their interest in receiving comprehensive briefings on the policies and measures being implemented by the Government of Mongolia in areas including critical minerals, renewable energy, environmental protection, the role of women in society and security. They further expressed their readiness to support, at the parliamentary level, efforts to enhance Mongolia-UK relations and cooperation in these areas.
APPGs are voluntary, cross-party groups established by Members of Parliament on specific countries or issues of shared interest and must comprise at least 20 representatives from the principal political parties represented in Parliament. Following recent revisions to the rules governing APPGs, under which each Member may formally join no more than six such groups, the establishment of new groups has become more restricted. In this context, the establishment of the APPG on Mongolia in the newly constituted UK Parliament in 2024, in accordance with the revised rules, reflects the importance attached to Mongolia by the UK Parliament.

Published Date:2026-02-04