Mongolia and Japan are currently marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations. To celebrate this, Mongolia is to organise a Japanese Culture Day at the Mongolia-Japan Center on 20th of May.

Russian Rosseti LLC is to implement a project establishing a renewable energy network in Mongolia. Oleg Mikhailovich Budargin, Director General of Rosseti LLC, discussed the plan with Mongolian Prime Minister J.Erdenebat, on Tuesday 16th May.

The ‘Ulaanbaatar Marathon’, which is an annual international competition, will take place on 20th of May, coinciding with ‘Car-free Day’. A total of 30 thousand people including embassy staff from 17 countries and their families have registered to participate in the marathon. Furthermore runners from Japan, Kenya and South Korea have also been invited.

Mongolia and Turkey have expressed interest in joining the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) and their leaders have asked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to pave the way for their entry into the regional group.

In the summer of 2017, Mongolia will be welcoming 10,000 Scouts from 40 countries to the 31st Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree. The theme for the event is “Go Nomad”.

The Gobi Bear, known as Mazaalai in Mongolian is one of the rarerst of creatures.

The ‘Ulaanbaatar Marathon’, which is an annual international competition, will take place on 20th of May, coinciding with “Car-free Day”.

Ts.Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia is making a short working trip to Khovd, the country’s westernmost province.

Practical preparation for the forthcoming Mongolian Presidential Election is already underway.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has held a meeting with J.Erdenebat, Prime Minister of Mongolia on sidelines of meeting of the ‘Belt and Road’ International Cooperation Forum which has just been held in China. As a person who loves history, Antonio Guterres noted that the original ‘Belt and Road’ initiative was decisively established by the Mongolians of