Now that he has received the President’s reply to his note regarding the filling of six ministerial vacancies, Prime Minister S.Batbold will submit the nominations to Speaker D.Demberel on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister has nominated Chief of the Standing Committee on Budget D.Khayankhyarvaa for finance minister; Ts.Dashdorj for road, transportation and urban development minister; J.Enkhbayar for defense minister; MPP Secretary General U.Khurelsukh for first deputy premier; former Secretary State of the Health Ministry N.Khurelbaatar for health minister; and former Secretary State of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry D.Tsogtbaatar for nature, environment and tourism minister.

The President questioned the nominations of D.Tsogtbaatar and N.Khurelbaatar, saying members of Parliament should not be nominated for positions in the Government.