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Germany hopes to get key raw materials from Mongolia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that his country wants to strengthen ties to Mongolia, citing the country’s wealth of key commodities such as copper and rare earth metals.

Speaking after a meeting in Berlin with Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene, he said

Mongolian PM to hold meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Mongolian Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene will travel to Germany for a first official visit after becoming the Cabinet leader in January, 2021. He  will pay an official visit to Germany on 12-15 October, 2022 at invitation of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

During the

Filipino-American sworn in as US ambassador to Mongolia

Filipino- American Richard Buangan has taken his oath as the US ambassador to Mongolia, the US State Department has confirmed.

“I was honored to swear in Richard Buangan as @USAmbMongolia,” tweeted US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday. “Distinguishing

Mongolia’s parliament opens autumn session amid economic woes

On Monday (3 October), the autumn session of Mongolian parliament (State Great Khural), opened.

“This autumn session is starting in the difficult time of global price increase and drastic changes in monetary and financial policy caused by pandemic and geopolitical tension,”

Mongolia’s effort to reduce poverty hampered by Covid-19

The poverty rate in Mongolia was 27.8 percent in 2020, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 2018 level.  The Government was working to reduce poverty, but its efforts had been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.  There was a national programme

Former Mongolian president calls on immediately end the war,

The former president of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, has accused Russia of treating its ethnic minorities, such as Buryats, Tuvans, and Kalmuks, as “cannon fodder”.
In a video address published on Saturday, Mr Ts.Elbegdorj, who was Mongolia’s president from 2009 to 2017, called