Mongolia Brief April 2, 2014 Part II
Book
published on all Presidential elections
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) The General Election Commission (GEC) has published a book
about all Presidential elections held in Mongolia since 1993.
The book has
results of these elections, their statistics recorded in the capital city, in
provinces and soums and information on candidates. This book gives political
scientists and scholars opportunities to run comparative researches,
evaluate and analyze the elections.
Incumbent head
of the GEC Ch.Sodnomtseren wrote a foreword of the book, noting features of the
2013 Presidential election.
Mongolia
will cooperate with Lithuana in transport sector
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) During a meeting between Mongolia's delegation and
Lithuania's Ministry of Transport and Communications, new opportunities of the
international container block train Mongolian Vector were discussed.
This news was
released on baltic-course.com website on April 1. The country suggested
including the Klaipeda State Seaport in the route Ulaanbaatar-Moscow-Brest.
"I hope
that Lithuania's striving to connect the route of the train Mongolian Vector to
our project Viking will be implemented," said Deputy Minister of Transport
and Communications Arijandas Sliupas.
The Minister of
Road and Transportation of Mongolia A.Gansukh is to conduct a visit to
Lithuania on June 3 during which the sides are expected to sign the bilateral
cooperation memorandum in the transport sphere.
Lithuanian and
Mongolian Foreign Ministries held the 4th political consultations on 28 March
in Vilnius. The sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, relations
between the European Union and Mongolia, partnership within the United Nations
and other international organizations as well as regional issues, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has informed.
The Lithuanian
delegation was led by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
Mr.Neris Germanas, the Mongolian--by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
D.Gankhuyag.
According to
Germanas, the potential for bilateral economic cooperation has not yet been
fully exploited. The officials shared their opinions on future actions in this
area, discussed cooperation in the transport sector and the advancement of
bilateral economic relations.
Lithuanian and
Mongolian diplomats also discussed events in Russia, the situation in Ukraine
and Crimea.
MNOC
president appointed as advisor to Ts.Elbegdorj
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) A head of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MonNOC)
D.Zagdsuren has been appointed the non-staff adviser to the President
Ts.Elbegdorj on Olympics and international sport affairs.
In accordance
with the rule of the Presidential Office, advisers to the President are
appointed or discharged by a decree of the President. Non-staff advisers have a
right to express their positions and opinions at meetings of policy council.
For the time
being, the President has non-staff advisers B.Tsogtsugar, Ch.Battsogt,
B.Lakshmi and E.Badar-Uugan.
“Gobi”
brand starts to process its first in 2014 cashmere
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) One of the biggest producers of cashmere and wool products,
the “Gobi” Corporation announced Wednesday that it has started processing of
raw cashmere of this year.
Having a motto
“From goat to coat”, the Corporation has begun this work to stimulate herdsmen
to hand over raw materials to national producers, and to express thanks to
them. “This measure is like an event of farmers to receive their first harvest
of a year,” the Corporation’s official said.
The “Gobi”
Corporation was founded in 1981 with a capability of processing 1,000 tons of
cashmere. Since Mongolia transmitted into market economy system, the factory
suffered a lack of raw materials therefore it has not worked in its full
capability. In 2011, a condition became better to revive the cashmere and wool
industry after the country set a goal to produce value-added and final products
with raw materials given from herdsmen who used to sell to foreign countries.
As the result,
the “Gobi” Corporation has created some 50 new job places at first-stage
processing workshops, and had a great opportunity to increase kinds of export
products.
The “Gobi”
Corporation is considered as the largest exporter of Mongolia to produce sewn
and knitted clothes made of cashmere and camel wool.
Stock
exchange news for April 2
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades held Wednesday, a total of 16
thousand and 519 shares of 16 JSCs were traded costing MNT six million 824
thousand and 489.00.
"Remikon"
/12 thousand 968 units/, "Moninjbar" /2,000 units/, "Hermes
center” /865 units/, "Genco tour bureau” /301 units/ and "Gutal"
/175 units/ were the most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms
of trading value--"Remikon" (MNT one million 944 thousand and 900),
"Gutal" (MNT one million 928 thousand and 500), "Darkhan
nekhii" (MNT one million and 726 thousand), "Moninjbar" (MNT 580
thousand) and "Talkh chikher" (MNT 272 thousand).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 622 billion 847 million 033
thousand and 484. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 15,824.78, decreasing by MNT 22.02
or 0.14% against the previous day.
Districts
will be connected to camera system
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) Within this year, 490 controlling cameras will be set up in
the UB city's three districts.
Some three
billion togrog has been allotted from the city's and the locality's Development
Fund. This a part of the ongoing work reflected in the action plan for
2013-2016 of the City Mayor to connect the city's central six districts to the
united control cameras system.
Mongolian
visit to Alaska Vigilant Guard continues partnership success
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) During Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska
2014, members of Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency observed
disaster response and coordination exercises March 26-31.
The news
published at dvidshub.net on Tuesday also reports that the Mongolian
representatives attended VG-AK14 as part of the National Guard State
Partnership Program.
Alaska and
Mongolia began their partnership in 2003 and conduct approximately six to eight
joint exercises each year. The two were partnered due to their similarity in
size, terrain, and natural disasters, with many citizens living in rural areas.
VG-AK14 is a
regional, tactically focused exercise designed to test the response and
coordination of different agencies from a disaster scenario earthquake and
tsunami.
Each joint
training exercise allows the two regions to exchange ideas and share practices
to improve each other’s operations when responding to a major disaster.
“They face a
lot of the same challenges we do,” said Maj. Alex Elmore, Alaska State
Partnership Program coordinator.
This will be
the first time Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, city manager for emergency response at
Ulaanbaatar, and Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, an officer in the foreign cooperating
division, visit Alaska to learn more about the National Guard’s tactics and
procedures in responding to a simulated earthquake.
The Mongolian
representatives visited scenario-based events at multiple locations including
Anchorage, Wasilla, Palmer Fairgrounds and the joint operations center at Joint
Base Elmendorf-Richardson. They observed scenarios including search and rescue
training, hazard material detection and response, damage assessment and triage.
“It’s to show
them how we do emergency management in the United States … how the military support
the civilians when it comes to an actual response,” said Elmore.
At the Alaska
Medical Station at Palmer Fairgrounds, Staff Sgt. Ned Tri, clinical
noncommissioned officer-in-charge, explained the basic layout of the building
and a walkthrough on what would happen if a person needed medical treatment at
the facility.
“It’s nice to
see our counterparts from the different nations, especially [for them] to see
what we do, what we are capable of doing,” said Tri. “I hope that they can take
some of that back with them to their countries and to their respective military
operation.”
When asked if
the Mongolian representatives commented on any aspect of the exercise they
found interesting, Elmore said that they were impressed with the cold weather
clothing and equipment used at the rubble pile.
“They are the
coldest capital city in the world on average, so their winters are worse than
our winters,” said Elmore. “So cold weather gear and equipment, able to work in
this kind of climate, is very beneficial for them.”
Soldiers and
Airmen in the Alaska National Guard benefit from this partnership as well, and
they travel to Mongolia and to operate and train in an unfamiliar environment.
“It makes our
leaders and junior enlisted much more flexible and adaptable to a situation,”
said Elmore.
The Alaska
National Guard will continue to enhance their partnership with Mongolia by
sending a bilateral affairs officer to work at the embassy in Ulaanbaatar for a
two-year tour.
Niner
sponsors GENCO Mongolia Bike Challenge
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) Niner Bikes, US-based bike producer, is planning to sponsor
the GENCO Mongolia Bike Challenge, a seven-day mountain bike stage race in
Mongolia.
Members of the
Niner-equipped Backcountry.com race team will participate in the event, held
Aug. 1-7, said bicycleretailer.com on Tuesday. "This event is exactly
right for Niner — it combines mind blowing adventure, spectacular natural
beauty and seven days of very tough racing," said Niner's global marketing
manager, Carla Hukee. Niner will be the event's official bike sponsor.
Backcountry.com
riders Jason Sager and Evelyn Dong will race in the event; Sager was
fourth in the event last year. Besides the riders, Niner is sending Ian Hylands
as the official event photographer.
Nat’l
university championship for taekwondo concluded
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) The national university championship for taekwondo ran March
29-30 in Ulaanbaatar.
The
competitions were included for the first time in the list of university
championships for 2014. The events attracted 180 fighters from 18 universities
and institutes of the capital city, from Dornod and Darkhan-Uul aimags. The
tournament ran in the women’s 49, 57, 65 kg, and in men’s 54, 58, 68, -74 and
+74 kg weight divisions.
A winner of the
women’s 57 kg D.Tomorsukh from the “Ikh zasag” university was named the best
female fighter, whereas N.Gandorj (54 kg) from the “Mongol” institute--the best
male fighter.
As the team
results, the team of University of Defense came first, followed by the
University of Agriculture and National Institute of Physical Culture.
Winners of each
contest are qualified to compete in the World University Championship for
Taekwondo that will take place June 8-14 in Hohhot, China’s Inner Mongolian
Autonomous Region.
Boxers
to compete in World Youth Championship
Ulaanbaatar,
April 2 (MONTSAME) Boxers of the national selected team Wednesday left for
Kazakhstan to have a joint training with their counterparts.
The team has 70
male and female boxers with ten coaches. After the joint training, the men’s
youth team will compete in the World Championship for Amateur Boxing which will
run April 10-25 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The women
boxers will compete in “A” class international tournament of the International
Boxing Association (AIBA) that will take place n Astana, Kazakhstan, following
several competitions in Europe.
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