Mongolia’s recent presidential visit to Rome, elevating ties with Italy to a ” strategic partnership ,” marks a significant recalibration of Ulaanbaatar’s European diplomacy. Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Italian President Sergio Mattarella ( www.president.mn ) Italy becomes the second European Union member after Germany to achieve this top-tier status with Mongolia, providing Ulaanbaatar another political anchor as its traditional balancing act between Russia, China, and…

