Prime Minister S. Batbold on Monday asked his country”s overseas diplomats to study foreign experiences on national development and bring them back home. In a meeting with Mongolian diplomatic representatives, Batbold said that diplomats should play a role in the country”s development by writing down what can be learned from the development practices of the countries in which they were respectively stationed.

The diplomatic corps should also help attract foreign investment, he added.

“The Mongolian government is pursuing a policy to accelerate economic development. You, Mongolian ambassadors and consuls representing Mongolia abroad, should contribute to accelerating the economic development of our country,” he said. The prime minister set an April 15 deadline for the diplomats to collect information on their host countries” history and development practices. Foreign Minister G. Zandanshatar will then study the proposals.