Belarusian pro-government media-personalities Andrei Lazutkin and Grigory Azarenok discussed the conspiracy theory underlying the construction of the Genghis Khan Museum in the Mongolian capital on air of the “Azarenok. Napryamuyu” program on June 3, 2024.
“Why the main square of the city? There is a small parliament building, a small Soviet-era building of the Supreme Council, and a huge Genghis Khan museum. That’s the tallest building there. Let’s put some figure on a pedestal in our country today, someone who fought against Russia, the Russian Empire, or during feudal times. We will glorify him, build a huge museum, and so on. Such museums, as you rightly pointed out, were built by Westerners during the rule of not the current ruling party, but the Democrats. Thus, they have such a great history and two neighbors — Russia and China. They show they are so proud of the time when they bent all the Russians and Chinese. This is a beautiful line. Who benefits from this historical line, Grigory? Probably, the Americans who have nothing to do with current Mongolia. But they are doing this so that nationalism appears, which is hostile to two large, huge allies,” Lazutkin concluded.
In fact, the nine-story Genghis Khan Museum was built at the initiative of the current President of Mongolia, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukhú. The same one whom Aleksandr Lukashenko met with on June 3, 2024, and with whom Belarus maintains relations.
According to the official website of the National Genghis Khan Museum, the decision to build it was made back in 2019 by the then Prime Minister. Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukhú, the current President of Mongolia and a member of the ruling party, held the position of Prime Minister then.
Khurelsukhú openly considers Genghis Khan and his successors to be builders of civilization, disseminators of enlightenment, peacemakers, and pioneers of development. Every three years, under the auspices of the President of Mongolia, the “International Conference on the Study of Genghis Khan” is held.
Khurelsukhú established the International Association for the Study of Genghis Khan and also issued a decree that all the country’s residents should honor the legend of Genghis Khan. Moreover, the President proposed including Genghis Khan's name in Mongolia’s constitution.
