Representatives of Parliament appointed by the Speaker yesterday met with leaders of People’s Assembly. On one side of the table at the meeting in Government House were the Chiefs of the Standing Committees on State Structure J.Sukhbaatar, on the Economy, D.Zorigt, and MP Kh.Badamsuren, while on the other were MP Ts.Shinebayar, Head of Pledge Demanding Union Battsogt and its member A.Uyanga.

Opening the meeting, Sukhbaatar said Parliament is a legally constituted body and cannot be dissolved on demand. Similarly, there are well-defined procedures leading to the Government’s resignation or dismissal.

Shinebayar said the coalition Government was also not normal in Mongolia and felt there is enough reason to demand its dismissal form its failure to act according to law, such as Article 5:4 of the Law on Mineral Resources.

Ms. Uyanga said the Government violated the Constitution when it was established, so it cannot cite the Constitution when faced with demands form its dismissal. “The people demand this, it is your business whether you accept it or not,” she said, adding, “Parliament should not urge people to follow the law when it itself does not do so.”