German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended her official visit to Mongolia on Thursday afternoon. Before she left, Prime Minister S.Batbold held a banquet in her honor. He noted that Mongolians have a long and rich history, and that this year marks

The 2011 UB Art Fair opened at the Zanabazar Fine Art Museum on Wednesday. It runs through October 17. The fair aims to foster cultural tourism, support artists and the arts, and introduce young people to art. All types of

The State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet will perform the Mongolian opera “Uchirtai Gurvan Tolgoi” (“Three Dramatic Characters”) on Saturday. Honored Artist M.Bold will sing the role of Yunden, Sh.Naranchimeg the role of Nansalmaa, E.Bumkhuu the role of Balgan,

Continuing her official visit to Mongolia on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Mongolian military personnel who took part in peacekeeping operations under German command in northern Afghanistan. The meeting was originally planned for Sukhbaatar Square but was moved

Mongolian Prime Minister S.Batbold and German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed a document on bilateral relations and cooperation during a ceremony in the great hall of the Government House on Thursday afternoon.Mongolian Mineral Resources and Energy Minister D.Zorigt, German Ambassador to

Deputy Speaker G.Batkhuu received members of the German Bundestag on Thursday. He expressed his satisfaction with the two nations’ partnership and relations, and noted that the two countries’ parliaments have a special duty to widen cooperation. G.Batkhuu said members of

A Canadian mining company says the results from the first test drills at the Altan Nar site in southwest Mongolia are “encouraging.” Erdene Resource Development Corporation announced the results on Wednesday. In a statement the company said the “encouraging polymetallic-gold

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister G.Zandanshatar submitted a proposal to open a diplomatic mission in Italy to Speaker D.Demberel on Wednesday. The Minister believes a mission in Rome would help foster relations and cooperation with Italy, one of the largest

A group called the My Ulaanbaatar Association will hold a demonstration at Sukhbaatar Square at noon on Friday to demand the capital get more representatives in Parliament. The group was founded by J.Batzandan, a member of the national consultative committee

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech at a special session of the Mongolian Parliament on Thursday. In it, she congratulated the Mongolian people for replacing communism with democracy and a market economy. She also said she supported efforts to