After DP Chairman N.Altankhuyag announced that the party is pulling out of the coalition government, MPP Chairman and Prime Minister S.Batbold responded.

S.Batbold said that First Deputy Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag met with him on Wednesday and stated his position. The Premier suggested that there are still many things to do in the coalition government for the country’s development and people’s rights. But DP managing officials said they would pull out of the coalition government on Thursday.

The Premier stated that he regrets the DP’s decision. He said the MPP invited the DP to form a coalition government in 2008 after the parliamentary election. The MPP won 46 seats in Parliament and it decided to jointly solve large issues concerning the country’s development. S.Batbold expressed his regret because he believes the coalition government is democratic, cooperative, and compromising. Programs of the coalition government are being implemented and economic growth is reaching 20 percent. He said the MPP decided to establish a coalition government for the country’s development, and this principle will guide the party in the future.

Besides, he said, there is a contract establishing the coalition government, and it says the coalition government could work until the next Parliament. Also, the contract instructs that the decision of pulling out from the coalition government should be decided after discussion of the two parties’ national consultative committees. Therefore, he views that the contract conditions should be discussed.