The executive board of Ulaanbaatar Railway, which is a joint venture between  Russia and Mongolia, has appointed D.Jigjidnyamaa as director in place of L.Purevbaatar. Also, the director of the Irkutsk railway station has been appointed as  chief engineer of Ulaanbaatar Railway.

The board of the joint venture had been in disagreement over the nomination of the director since the members met on Wednesday in Moscow. The deadlock was broken by B.Tsogtgerel, Minister of Roads and Transportation who nominated D. Jigjidnyamaa as director of Ulaanbaatar Railway after having obtained the Prime Minister's support.

The board meeting was important as it selects the next head of the company. It should have been the turn for a Russian to be nominated; but with the nomination of D.Jigjidnyamaa, following on from L.Purevbaatar, the Mongolian side has changed this tradition.