At a ceremony to
accept the letter of credentials of the Singaporean Ambassador, Peter Tan Hai
Chuan-Tai, President Ts.Elbegdorj yesterday said that developing ties of
cooperation with countries of Asia and the Pacific is one of leading objectives
of the foreign policy of Mongolia

The State Secretary
of the Federal Foreign Ministry in Germany, Peter Ammon, will pay a working
visit to Mongolia between June 8 and 11, accompanied by representatives of 11
finance, energy and technology companies. During his stay, he will call on First
Deputy Prime

The Mongolian National Olympic
Committee (MNOC) and Olympic Solidarity are jointly implementing a program to
prepare 11 athletes in six disciplines for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The
MNOC has been taking up such programs since 2000. It offered special training
facilities to eight

Mongolian Ambassador to Russia
D.Idevkhten told our reporter in Elstei city of Khalimag that President
Elbegdorj’s official visit to Russia had been a success. Several important
agreements, such as ones on setting up the Uvs nuuriin khotgor conservation area,
and increasing the equity base

The diesel shortage continues but
there has been some relief. Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy D.Zorigt
has concluded an agreement to import without delay 3,000 tons of diesel from
China, while Rosnefti LLC has said it will supply 35,000 tons. Of this,

The Ministry of Nature,
Environment and Tourism and the Citizens Council have decided at a joint
meeting to establish a database of illegal logging and felling of trees by both
individuals and organized groups. The data will be submitted to the Forest
Authority and

The President of the Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE), Bill Gorman, told participants at the Trade Mongolia 2011 forum, held in Chinggis Hotel on June 3 and 4, that when the work of restructuring the MSE was completed by the London

700 young people who received Oyutolgoi LLC scholarship for their studies will now gather work experience in the company. After the company had spent MNT36 billion on  the scholarship program, it held a forum last March with the Mongolian Union

Prime Minister S.Batbold explained the Government’s policy on the farm sector on Friday in Parliament. Mongolia had 160,000 herder households and 32.7 million animals at the end of 2010. The Government has implemented several welfare and development measures in the

Mongolian contestants have so far won five medals at the ongoing World Championship of Jiu-Jitsu in Long beach, USA. O.Narangerel (64 kg) and B.Odkhuu (+100 kg) have won gold medals in men’s master category and N.Mungunkhuyag and B.Myagmardorj silver medals.