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MIAT plans direct flights to San Francisco

MIAT Mongolian Airlines appears to be planning to launch the first-ever nonstop commercial flights between the U.S. and Mongolia after filing an application with the U.S. Department of Transport (DOT). The Mongolian flag carrier has reportedly sent the paperwork needed

Mongolia to start servicing Russian Mir payment system cards

Banks in Mongolia are set to start servicing Russian Mir payment system cards soon.

Belarus and Kazakhstan were the first nations to start accepting Mir cards in 2018. Over ten nations already use this Russian payment system, while more than 15

“Welcome to Mongolia” programme announced in South Korea

The Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene, who is on an official visit to South Korea, announced a programme “Welcome to Mongolia” in Seoul on 14 February.

Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene arrived in South Korea for a five-day visit on 13 February.

Mongolian Search and Rescue Team heads to Turkey

Today (8 February), Mongolian Search & Rescue Team headed by the Deputy chief of National Emergency Management Agency, Brigadier-General B.Uuganbayar, his rescue team of 35 search and rescue specialists and two search dogs called Marta and Balu headed to Turkey

MIAT could soon fly to United States

Back in 2019, Mongolia’s national airline, MIAT Mongolian, began the process of filing with the Department of Transportation (DOT) for launching flights to the United States. While plans for this were announced a few years ago, the reason this hasn’t

Mongolia to launch direct flights with 6 countries

Mongolia announced 2023 as an “Year of Visit to Mongolia” for supporting tourism sector. As part of the campaign, a meeting with representatives of the tourism industry organized on 6 February.

Mongolia plans to reach 1.5 million air passengers this year

Pope Francis hopes to go to Mongolia in September

On Sunday (5 February), Pope Francis said that he expected to continue travelling despite his knee ailment, joking that “weeds never die” and adding that he hoped to go to Mongolia in September. The trip would be the first ever