Prime Minister and MPP Chairman S.Batbold met with journalists on Wednesday to unveil the party’s plan for developing Mongolia over the next twenty years.

S.Batbold said Mongolia has developed rapidly over the past two decades, but he said the country still faces many problems, including corruption, unemployment, and poverty. He added that road construction programs should be used to promote regional development.

The premier noted that public-private cooperation is crucial to the country’s development. According to estimates, per capita GDP in Mongolia is USD 3,000 in 2011 and is expected to rise to USD 5,000 in 2012. S.Batbold said the MPP’s policy is that all levels of society should benefit from this growth. He also said good governance is an issue, because corruption and bribery undermine the people’s confidence in the state.

The plan has three phases: 2012 to 2016, 2016 to 2021, and 2021 to 2031. The MPP’s goals are to strengthen corporate oversight, to create an open and transparent system of governance, and to reduce air pollution by switching to cleaner-burning fuel sources.
The party also says the great mass of society should not be poor while a small segment gets rich.

The plan says Mongolia should be as developed as Poland and Turkey by 2016.