If you think air pollution in China has been bad, just look at Mongolia.

J.Erdenebat, Prime Minister of Mongolia has announced a new Government plan for fighting air pollution.

Air pollution in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, is an annual problem; this year, however, because of the coldest conditions in a decade, it is particularly serious.

Mongolia is interested in participating in the important initiatives to establish an economic corridor linking China and Russia.

A Mongolian Government working group is continuing negotiations with a delegation from the Tavan Tolgoi investment consortium, consisting of ‘Energy Resources’, Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and China’s Shenhua Group.

The murder trial of S.Zorig, one of the heroes of Mongolia’s peaceful transition to democracy, began again at the 461st detention center on Wednesday (21st of December) at 10.30 a.m.

A visit by M.Enkhbold, the Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament to the countries of the Persian Gulf continued with a working trip to Kuwait.

Ulaanbaatar is one the world’s most polluted cities – its “harmful dust” is 10 times higher than that permitted by the Mongolian Air Quality Standards and 6-7 times higher than the most lenient World Health Organization targets.

These achievements were made possible by NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP), which is ”providing Mongolian officers the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to carry out their duties in international peacekeeping operations,” explained the Mongolian National Defence University President Major General Yadmaa Choijamts.