President Ts.Elbegdorj’s official visit to the USA
generated great enthusiasm in media circles there. He was interviewed by CNN,
and Editor-at-large of TIME magazine Fareed Zakaria, while details of his
programs were reported by The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the
Washington Times,

Several major agreements were signed during the official
visit of President Ts.Elbegdorj to the USA. They include the following.

A memorandum of cooperation on trade and economy was
signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade G.Zandanshatar and US Commerce
Secretary Gary Locke.

A memorandum

Mongolia plans
to sell its debut dollar-denominated bond “in the near future,” to finance
expansion of the mining industry and build roads and bridges, Bloomberg has
quoted President Ts. Elbegdorj as sying during his visit to the USA. The
Government is talking to investment

First Deputy Mayor
B.Baatarzorig and the Rector of University of Mongolia, S.Tumur-Ochir, signed a
memorandum of cooperation on Thursday to continue their cooperation, this time
in nature and ecology, IT and urban planning. The goal of the cooperation is to
provide academic inputs to

The Mongolian football
team has left for Irkutsk for 10 days’ training under a French coach, along
with national coach Erdenebat and manager Enkhbayar. This is in preparation for
their match against Myanmar on June 29 in the Asian region preliminary rounds
for the

Eight writers from France will be attending today’s
inauguration in Ulaanbaatar of “Days of Culture – France and Mongolia” before
leaving for the scenic area of Bat-Ulzii soum of Uvurkhangai aimag to interact
with Mongolian writers between June 21 and 25. It is

Honored lawyer B.Chimid, who played a major role in
framing the country’s Constitution, was among the participants at a meeting in
Government House on Thursday on the development of Mongolian legislation.
Speaking on problems facing the Constitution, he said since 1995 the
Constitution Court

A specialist at the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Light Industry, G.Odonkhuu, has said sowing of grain and potato has ended,
while agriculture workers have been advised to finish sowing of vegetables by
June 20, as the weather is likely to worsen after

Executive Director of the state-owned Mongol Post, G.Chinzorig, Head of the
Union of Mongolian Newspapers R.Khadbaatar, and Head of the Union of Daily
Newspapers B.Temuulen today signed a memorandum of understanding to improve
postal services to help more people access information.  The memorandum

A meeting of the Executive Council of the Union of Asian Alpine
Associations will be held in Olympic House on June 18, with 20 delegates from
10 countries taking part. Mongolian mountaineers will climb the highest peaks
of Mongolia between June 18 and