Mongolia’s men’s team took second place at the World Championship of Belt Wrestling held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from October 12 to 16. Russia won the gold medal, Uzbekistan the bronze.In all, 19 Mongolians competed in the tournament (14 men and

A working group on the constitution established by an order
of the Speaker has received many suggestions from citizens.

More than 38,800 citizens from the capital and local
settlements have sent in their opinions on proposed changes to the
constitution, with 20,455 in

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Mongolian Institute of Human Rights and Democracy jointly organized a regional human rights seminar in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 12 and 13. The seminar addressed human

2008 Beijing Olympics judo wrestling gold medalist N.Tuvshinbayar won a bronze medal in the men’s 100 kg division at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tournament on Tuesday. B.Temuulen placed fifth in the same division.  P.Lkhamdegd placed fifth in the women’s

At the Government meeting on Wednesday, members discussed a draft law on press freedom that was submitted by President Ts.Elbegdorj, and they approved further discussion of the draft law in Parliament. The President’s Advisor, Ch.Sosormaa, told our correspondent that the

Mongolian and Japanese delegations attending an international conference in Switzerland have meet to discuss future cooperation between the two countries.Speaker D.Demberel, MPs B.Batbayar and S.Oyun, and Secretary General of Parliament’s Office Ts.Sharavdorj are taking part in the 125th assembly of

The State Supreme Court (SSC) was scheduled to hear the appeals of former Anti-Corruption Authority (ACA) chief Ch.Sangaragchaa and two other ACA officials on October 19, but the hearing was cancelled because Ch.Sangaragchaa’s lawyers failed to attend. One of the

Helen Clark, the head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) called on Prime Minister S.Batbold on Tuesday. Batbold expressed his satisfaction with Mongolia’s successful relations and the UNDP, as well as his satisfaction with the organization’s achievements in the

President Ts.Elbegdorj called on the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations, Jacques Diouf, at FAO headquarters in Rome on Tuesday.

Diouf congratulated Elbegdorj on his successful visit to
Italy and recalled his own visit to Mongolia.

Elbegdorj thanked

As part of his official visit to Italy, President Ts.Elbegdorj took part in signing ceremonies in Rome on Tuesday.Mongolian Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry T.Badamjunai and Italian Minister for Economic Development P.Romani signed a memorandum of cooperation in