Embassy of Mongolia in Havana
Embassy in Cuba
Mongolia's embassy in Havana, the Republic of Cuba, concurrently accredited to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list records the post at Calle 66 No.505, esquina a 5ta.A, Miramar, La Habana, with S.Zoljargal as chief of mission (Consul.mn, diplomatic missions abroad list, dated 1 September 2024). Reporting gives the holder's full name as Zoljargal Seseer (Seseer Zoljargal), Ambassador of Mongolia in Cuba, in World Food Programme reporting of 28 June 2024; his profile records the Cuba ambassador post from 2024.
Mongolia and Cuba established diplomatic relations on 7 December 1960, and Cuba became the first nation in the Americas to establish diplomatic ties with Mongolia. The two sides mutually opened embassies in Ulaanbaatar and Havana in 1962, and the first Ambassador of Mongolia to Cuba, G.Bagaa, presented his letter of credence to President Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado in October 1963 (MONTSAME history of Mongolia-Cuba relations).
PEOPLE
Seseer Zoljargal
Ambassador in Havana - named as S.Zoljargal, chief of mission, in Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list (Consul.mn, dated 1 September 2024), and in full as Zoljargal Seseer, Ambassador of Mongolia in Cuba, in WFP reporting of 28 June 2024; his profile records the Cuba ambassador post from 2024
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Sh. Battsetseg
Ambassador in Havana (predecessor) - proposed for appointment as Ambassador to Cuba in the President's official letter of 1 November 2019, as former Ambassador to Indonesia, succeeding Ts.Batbayar; named as Ambassador Sh. Battsetseg organising the first joint meeting of Honorary Consuls of Mongolia to Latin American countries in Panama City on 4 May 2023
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RECORD
Mission listing - DOCUMENTED
Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list records the Embassy of Mongolia to the Republic of Cuba in Havana, with S.Zoljargal as chief of mission, at Calle 66 No.505, esquina a 5ta.A, Miramar, La Habana (Consul.mn, diplomatic missions abroad list, dated 1 September 2024).
Relations established - 7 December 1960 - DOCUMENTED
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia P.Shagdarsuren and Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba Rodriguez Llompart signed the agreement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Republic of Cuba on 7 December 1960. Cuba became the first nation in the Americas to establish diplomatic ties with Mongolia. The two sides mutually opened embassies in Ulaanbaatar and Havana in 1962, and the first Ambassador of Mongolia to Cuba, G.Bagaa, presented his letter of credence to President Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado in October 1963 (MONTSAME, Mongolia and Cuba Maintaining Traditional Friendly Relations).
Concurrent accreditation - DOCUMENTED
The list of diplomatic missions of Mongolia records the Havana embassy as concurrently accredited to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (List of diplomatic missions of Mongolia).
Battsetseg appointment proposal - 1 November 2019 - DOCUMENTED
President Battulga proposed to recall Ambassador Ts.Batbayar from Cuba and to appoint Sh.Battsetseg, former Ambassador to Indonesia, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Republic of Cuba (President of Mongolia, official letter for consultations, 1 November 2019).
Honorary consuls meeting - 4 May 2023 - DOCUMENTED
The first joint meeting of Honorary Consuls of Mongolia to Latin American countries was held on 4 May 2023 in Panama City, organised by the Embassy of Mongolia in Cuba. Ambassador Sh. Battsetseg handed over the seal to Marco Arica, Honorary Consul appointed to Peru, and to Ignacio Bartesaghi, Honorary Consul in Uruguay (MONTSAME, 12 May 2023, via Voice of Mongolia).
Presidents' meeting in Havana - September 2023 - DOCUMENTED
President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa met President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana during the Group of 77 Summit on Science, Technology and Innovation. They discussed expanding cooperation in health, biotechnology, culture, education, agriculture and sports and increasing student exchange; Cuba decided to further increase scholarships granted to Mongolian youth (MONTSAME, President of Mongolia Meets President of the Republic of Cuba, 2023).
The US$1 million WFP contribution - 28 June 2024 - DOCUMENTED
Mongolia contributed US$1 million to the World Food Programme in Cuba to support food security and nutrition of pregnant women and vulnerable people in Villa Clara and Cienfuegos, enabling food for around 50,000 people. Ambassador Zoljargal Seseer said the humanitarian aid was an expression of the warm sentiments of the Mongolian people dedicated to the Cuban people (WFP, 28 June 2024).
Zoljargal credentials in Colombia and Uruguay - DOCUMENTED
Zoljargal Seseer, non-resident Ambassador of Mongolia to Colombia, presented copies of his Letters of Credence to Deputy Minister Jorge Rojas on 18 December 2024, at the IV Meeting of Political Consultations in Bogota, where a visa exemption agreement for ordinary passports was signed pending entry into force (Voice of Mongolia). On 30 September 2025 he presented his Letter of Credence to President Yamandu Orsi in Montevideo, conveying greetings from President Khurelsukh and committing to expand cooperation in politics, trade, the economy and education (The Asia Review, 30 September 2025).
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