In his speech at
the opening of the autumn session of Parliament on Monday, Speaker D.Demberel
stated his “strong” support for renegotiating the Oyutolgoi development
agreement. He said, “We must consider increasing the Government’s share
up to 50 percent.” The current agreement, ratified two years ago, gives the
government a 34 percent stake in the project. A group of MPs has said the
agreement “must be changed,” and demanded that the government’s share be
increased.

In his speech,
D.Demberel also outlined the agenda for the autumn session. It includes a draft
law on the election, amendments to the constitution, the 2012 draft budget, and
a package of laws dealing with judicial matters and property rights.