MONGOLIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 001150 S/CT FOR REAP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER MG SUBJECT: MONGOLIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT REF: STATE 198912 OUR RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO PARAGRAPH DESIGNATORS IN REFTEL: A) MONGOLIA QUICKLY PLEDGED AND DID EVERYTHING WE ASKED OF IT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM. -- DIPLOMATIC: MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, PARLIAMENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HAVE PUBLICLY CONDEMNED TERRORISM AND PLEDGED MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION. -- MILITARY: MONGOLIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGED MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM. MONGOLIA'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFERED MILITARY SUPPLIES. -- SECURITY: MONGOLIA IMMEDIATELY OFFERED TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE AND COOPERATE IN ANY OTHER WAY TO FIGHT TERRORISM. MONGOLIA IS PARTY TO THE TEN OF THE 12 CONVENTIONS PERTINENT TO A LANDLOCKED NATION. -- FINANCIAL: MONGOLIA'S RELEVANT MINISTRIES ARE WORKING WITH THE CENTRAL BANK TO DEVELOP THE REGULATIONS AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO ENSURE NO TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CAN USE MONGOLIA'S FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND TO ADEQUATELY SCRUTINIZE INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AT NATIONAL AND PRIVATE BANKS. B) NOT APPLICABLE. C) NOT APPLICABLE. D) NOT APPLICABLE. E) THE UNITED STATES AND MONGOLIA HAVE NOT SIGNED AN EXTRADITION TREATY. F) SEE A) ABOVE FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DC. MONGOLIA OFFERED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY IT CAN, WHICH INCLUDES ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATIONS, WITHIN MONGOLIA'S MEANS. G) SEE A) ABOVE. H) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, TERRORISTS, OR TERRORIST GROUPS. I) THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA MADE NO PUBLIC STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF A TERRORIST-SUPPORTING COUNTRY ON A TERRORISM ISSUE. J) THE GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME MORE AWARE OF TERRORISM AS A PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPACT MONGOLIA. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11 MOST MONGOLIAN OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC DID NOT CONSIDER TERRORISM AN ISSUE OF CONCERN IN THIS RELATIVELY COHESIVE, HOMOGENEOUS SOCIETY. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT MONGOLIA IS POTENTIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON AND IS REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL SECURITY TO DETERMINE WHERE THESE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE IMPROVED. K) NOT APPLICABLE. L) NOT APPLICABLE. M) NOT APPLICABLE. DINGER