Starting from today (August 15th), left turns are to be prohibited on Ulaanbaatar’s main thoroughfare, Peace Avenue, between the Western Central Intersection and the Eastern Central Intersection.

B.Bat-Erdene, Mongolia’s Minister of Defense made a working visit to the Russian Federation from 11th to 13th of August.

The 7th International Children’s Games (ICG) opened on Saturday (12th of August) on Ulaanbaatar’s Sukhbaatar Square.

B.Altantsom, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia met his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Son on the sidelines of the 54th Conference of the Directors General of Civil Aviation, for the Asia and Pacific region.

M.Tumenbayar, a taekwondo athlete with the national team of Mongolia and the “Aldar” sports club, has qualified to compete in the Grand Prix tournament that will take place on 22nd-24th September in Rabat, Morocco.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement to back the construction of a 54-MW Sainshand wind park in Mongolia’s Gobi desert.

Earlier today, at a press conference, China’s Vice Minister for Commerce, said that the second China-Mongolia Expo, due to take place next month, will serve as an important platform to improve economic cooperation and cultural exchange between the two countries.

Kh.Battulga, President of Mongolia will give his first formal TV interview tomorrow (10th of August).

S.Bayar, Mongolia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has tendered his resignation.

A senior foreign policy adviser to Mongolian President Kh. Battulga has visited in Tehran and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.