Earlier today (28 May), the Mongolian Cabinet updated the regulations for possessing, issuing and holding diplomatic and official passports and tightened the liability of passport holders. Under the new regulation, Mongolian diplomats must now hand their passports over at border checking points after returning from business trips. Subsequently, the diplomat passports will be held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia; the next time, the diplomats in question, is due to travel abroad, they will receive their passports for the trip..

Furthermore, if diplomats are convicted any illegal activities such as drug trafficking while working in foreign countries, they will be dismissed from their posts.