The Mongolian Art Council, the Mongolia-French Center, the Goethe Institute of Germany, and the NGO “Globe International” are holding the second annual European Union film festival in Ulaanbaatar from November 23 to 27. Organizers discussed the festival at the Ministry

Oyutolgoi LLC is planning to hold a meeting of its Representative Managing Council in early December to discuss the mining project’s results for 2011 and its plans for 2012.Rio Tinto has been managing the Oyutolgoi project since December 2010. The

A two-day meeting was held in Ulaanbaatar this week to discuss ways to improve animal husbandry and agriculture in the aimags. Representatives of Uvurkhangai, Dundgobi, Umnugobi, Arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Zavkhan, and Gobi-Altai aimags took part in the meeting.Delegates were told that

The Standing Committee on Economics discussed railroad transportation issues on Thursday.Members received an update on the Ulaanbaatar Railway, a joint Mongolia-Russia venture with an annual capacity to transport 21 million tons of freight. In 2011 it is projected to carry

At the Government meeting on Wednesday, Road, Transportation and Urban Development Minister Kh.Battulga discussed implementation of the “New Railway” project and the required financing.Members asked the Representative Managing Council of the Development Bank to finance the project, taking into account

At the Government meeting on Wednesday, members decided to submit nominees for ambassadorships to the president.The nominees are: O.Davaasambuu to the post of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of Cuba; S.Bayaraa to the Republic of India; S.Khurelbaatar to

Mongolia’s ambassador to Austria and permanent representative to International Organizations in Vienna, J.Enkhsaikhan, on Wednesday formally informed ministers from member nations of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) of Mongolia’s desire to join the organization.In making his

The Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Green Party (GP) have agreed to form an alliance for the 2012 parliamentary election.MPRP Chairman N.Enkhbayar, MPRP Secretary General N.Udval, GP Chairman D.Maam, and other officials took part in a “memorandum of

President Ts.Elbegdorj submitted his nominees for Anti Corruption Authority (ACA) chief and deputy chief to Speaker D.Demberel on Thursday. Ts.Elbegdorj has nominated Colonel N.Ganbold, a former emissary from Mongolia to Russia, to be ACA chief, and B.Khurts, the Administration Chief

At the Government meeting on Wednesday, members passed a protocol to improve professional training.Specifically the protocol calls for training more professional workers; improving the skills of teachers in professional training centers; addressing the problems those teachers face; training soldiers in