“The geopolitical situation is becoming increasingly complex. The government decided to immediately begin work and maintain the continuity of state policy. Therefore, a third of the previous government is retained,” G.Zandanshatar said.
“The geopolitical situation is becoming increasingly complex. The government decided to immediately begin work and maintain the continuity of state policy. Therefore, a third of the previous government is retained,” G.Zandanshatar said.
During his recent visit to the work area of PetroChina
Daquing Tamsag LLC, Prime Minister S.Batbold saw the truth in the complaints
from residents of Matad soum of Dornod aimag that the Chinese oil exploration company
did little or nothing for environmental protection.
Uvs aimag, where he
was born and grew up, was the first stop in First Deputy Premier N.Altankhuyag’s
visit to the western aimags last week. He took part in discussions on the DP’s Mongol
Citizen 2020 program and heard citizens’ views.
SMEs in the
The
Standing Committee on Justice today decided to discuss in Parliament the draft
amendments on the criminal law relating to some types of corruption. Speaker
D.Demberel agreed with several members that election-related corruption must be
curbed.
He,
however, opposed a provision in the draft that
MNT1.5 billion from
the Millennium Challenge Foundation will be spent on a program to neutralize
soil pollution in Ulaanbaatar, to be implemented by the Mayor’s Office
throughout June. Surveys have revealed that toilet waste has severely affected
the soil quality in the city, especially
The Ulaanbaatar Court
has fixed May 24 for hearing the appeal of the Chief of the Anti Corruption
Authority, Ch.Sangaragchaa, his Deputy, D.Sunduisuren, and the head of its
administration, U.Altangadas, against their conviction. The court has rejected
their plea to be released on bail.
The
One reason for the lack of progress in setting up a
copper smelter near the Erdenet Factory,
as resolved by Parliament, is that there has been no agreement among
specialists on what to do with the sulfuric acid that is released during the
refining
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade yesterday asked
the Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy to sanction more staff
for it, given the increase in its work in recent times. Minister G.Zandanshatar
also told the MPs about all the international agreements
Speaker D.Demberel
yesterday received a European Parliament team led by the head of its Central
Asia and Mongolia Section, Paolo Bartolozzi. The Chief of the Standing
Committee on Justice, D.Odbayar, Advisor to the Speaker D.Davaasambuu, and
other officials attended the meeting.
Demberel expressed his
The Standing Committee on Security and Foreign Policy approved
on Tuesday a proposal to establish consulates in San Francisco, USA, Osaka, Japan
and Hong Kong, China, and authorized O.Chuluunbat to submit the proposal in
Parliament. Earlier the MP had asked Foreign Minister G.Zandanshatar
The Supreme Court,
the Anti Corruption Authority and a UN project together reviewed the status of
implementation of the UN convention against corruption on Monday. The Director
of Research Center of the Court, Ch.Nyamsuren, spoke on how the convention aims
to curb corruption among