President Ts.Elbegdorj has received a letter
from the Dalai Lama expressing his happiness that a moratorium on the death
sentence has been declared in Mongolia.
The letter from the spiritual leader said he had for many years been writing to
world leaders to stop the practice and hoped the Mongolian Parliament will follow
the President’s lead and permanently revoke the provision.

The Dalai Lama refers to Mongolia’s
Buddhist tradition which will help its people “to better appreciate your efforts
not to harm human life” and says, “As time goes by, the spirit of compassion will
spread among humankind and lead society to real progress.”