Mongolia Brief August 21, 2014 Part I
Speaker
Meets Japanese Parliamentary Delegation
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) The Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament)
Z.Enkhbold Wednesday received a visiting delegation headed by Mr Moto Hayashi,
a head of the Japan-Mongolia friendship group at the Liberal Democratic Party
of Japan (LDP).
The Speaker
expressed a satisfaction with the visit of the Japanese parliamentary
delegation, and noted that a development of the friendly relations and
cooperation with Japan is one of the priorities of Mongolia’s foreign policy. He
also underlined that Mongolia attaches a great importance to its strategic
partnership with Japan.
“I am glad that
our countries reached a principal agreement to establish an Economic
Partnership Agreement during a visit of the Mongolian President to Japan this
July, and this agreement, as I hope, will bring our strategic partnership
to a newer level," Mr Enkhbold stressed.
In response, Mr
Moto said he is happy with the "intensive development of the bilateral
relations and cooperation, especially of the strategic ties and economic
partnership". Japan is ready to make investments to the private sector of
Mongolia, he said.
Mr Moto also
said their parliamentary delegation is visiting Mongolia in frames of the 40th
anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations, adding that they will attend
an opening of a joint exhibition named “Sky and Sun Partnership”.
Present at the
meeting were also delegates of the Japan-Mongolia inter-parliamentary group at
Japanese parliament; Mr Takenori Shimizu, the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia; Mr S.Khurelbaatar, the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan; Mr D.Erdenebat MP, a
head of the Mongolia-Japan inter-parliamentary group at Mongolian parliament
and chairman of the Democratic Party’s faction; Ms S.Odontuya MP, a deputy head
of the DP faction; parliamentarians O.Baasankhuu and Su.Batbold; Mr
B.Boldbaatar, the secretary-general of the Parliamentary Offices.
Prime
Minister meets with Chinese Minister of Culture
August 21
(news.mn) Prime Minister of Mongolia N.Altankhuyag received Chinese Culture
Minister Cai Wu on Wednesday, August 20th.
Chinese Culture
Minister Cai Wu said he was pleased to see the Premier again and said that
bilateral relations between Mongolia and China have broadened, not only in the
fields of politics, economy, but also in humanities. Wu added that China will
pay close attention to intensifying bilateral relations, and cooperate in the
fields of culture with a focus on protecting cultural heritage.
The opening
ceremony for Chinese cultural days in Ulaanbaatar falls on the same day as the
official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Mongolia.
Both parties
agreed that this visit will be worthwhile in multiple fields of cooperation
between the two countries.
During the
visit, Chinese Cultural Minister Cai Wu and Minister of Culture, Sport and
Tourism Ts.Oyungerel will sign a cultural exchange program agreement for
2014-2017 between Mongolia and China.
Related:
Premier
Meets China’s Minister of Culture – Montsame,
August 21
Visit
of Canada’s FM Summarized
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs L.Bold presented a summary of an official visit his Canadian
counterpart paid to Mongolia this July 23-25.
Mr John Baird
was here at the invitation of Mr Bold. The two FMs held tet-a-tet meeting and
then official talks to exchange views on the Mongolia-Canada relations and
cooperation in regional and international arenas. They also reached concrete
agreements on increasing a volume of the bilateral relations and on activating
the ties and cooperation in the mining, defense, legal reforms, agriculture,
health, education and construction spheres. Mr Baird was also received by the
President Ts.Elbegdorj and the Speaker of parliament Z.Enkhbold.
China’s
President Xi Jinping Arrives in Mongolia
August 21
(infomongolia.com) At the invitation of the President of Mongolia Tsakhia
ELBEGDORJ, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and his
spouse Peng Liyuan and other accompanying delegates have landed with
Beijing-Ulaanbaatar charter flight at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport
at 11:00 am today on August 21, 2014.
The honored
delegates who are paying a two-day state visit to Mongolia were welcomed at the
Airport by Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag and other officials with a guard of
honor.
According to
program, President Xi Jinping and his spouse Peng Liyuan will be welcomed at
Chinggis Square at 04:00 pm, afterwards President Ts.Elbegdorj and President Xi
Jinping will be holding an official talk in the Government House at 04:45 pm
and following the official meeting, representatives of the two countries will
sign intergovernmental documents.
At 06:00 pm the
two Presidents will make press statements.
The President
of the PR of China is accompanied with over 80 journalists and cameramen,
moreover Mr. Xi Jinping is accompanied with Wang Huning, member of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and
Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee; Li
Zhanshu, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of
the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office
of the CPC Central Committee; and State Councilor Yang Jiechi and other
officials.
Related:
Mongolia
Welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping – Montsame,
August 21
Welcoming ceremony for
President Xi Jinping – news.mn,
August 21
Cabinet
Meeting in Brief
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) At the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the Deputy Prime Minister
D.Terbishdagva presented results of the working visit paid here by Mr
S.Ye.Donskoi, Russia’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Environment and head
of the Russian side of the Mongolia-Russia intergovernmental commission of
trade, economy, sciences and technical cooperation.
Being the head
of the Mongolian side of the commission, Mr Terbishdagva was obliged to take
some measures in line of the visit.
- A head of the
Cabinet Secretariat for Government Ch.Saikhanbileg briefed about the
government's activities in this July. According to him, the cabinet met
five times to discuss 101 issues, to get familiarized with 26 issues, and to
issue 28 resolutions, 72 notes and one order of the Prime Minister.
Korean
Foreign Affairs Minister to visit Mongolia
August 21
(news.mn) South Korea's Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Korea, Yun
Byung-Se will make an official visit to Mongolia upon the invitation of Foreign
Affairs Minister of Mongolia L.Bold on August 25-27th.
South Korea's
Foreign Affairs Minister will be received by President Ts.Elbegdorj and Prime
Minister N.Altankhuyag, and will have official talks with Foreign Affairs
Minister L.Bold.
During the
meetings and talks, issues of deepening the relations of the
comprehensive partnership between Mongolia and South Korea, expanding
bilateral trade, economy and investment, easing travel conditions between
visitors, affirming Mongolia's stance on issues of Northeast Asia and
North Korea, cooperating on Mongolia's call for the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on
Northeast Asian Security, and gaining South Korea's support as Mongolia aims to
join APEC and East Asia Summit will be raised and opinions will be exchanged.
Related:
South Korean Foreign Affairs
Minister to Visit Mongolia – Mongolian
Economy, August 21
Chinese
President's visit to Mongolia begins
August 21
(news.mn) Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan landed at
Chinggis Khaan International Airport for a state visit to Mongolia at the
invitation of President Ts.Elbegdorj today, August 21st.
On the first
day of his two-day visit to Mongolia, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have
official talks with his counterpart, President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj.
On the second
day, Xi Jinping will speak for a special session meeting of the State Great
Khural and will meet Speaker of Parliament Z.Enkhbold and Prime Minister
N.Altankhuyag.
This year,
Mongolia and China will celebrate the 65th anniversary of establishing
diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of revised
friendly relations and a cooperation agreement between the two countries.
Mongolia-Japan
business meeting scheduled
August 21
(news.mn) A Mongolia-Japan business meeting will take place at Mongolian
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August
21st.
Businessmen
accompanied by Japanese parliamentary delegates visiting Mongolia will conduct
meetings with Mongolian entities and companies in the fields of airport
management, industry engineering, infrastructure engineering, construction,
logistics, security operation safety service, digging and remediation service,
used and new automobile importers, and tourism.
World
Bank Announces New Country Representative for Mongolia
August 21
(infomongolia.com) The World Bank has appointed James Anderson as its new
Country Representative for Mongolia. Mr. Anderson has formally taken the
position on August 18, 2014 and will begin work in Ulaanbaatar next week.
Mr. James
Anderson is a U.S. national and a PhD in Economics. He brings with him broad
experience, having worked with the World Bank since 1997. Before joining the World
Bank Mongolia, he served as the Senior Government Specialist in Hanoi, Vietnam.
From 1998 to 2008, he was a public sector specialist in the European and Central
Asia Region of the World Bank. During the 1990s spent some years working in
Mongolia as part of a USAID project and consulting for the World Bank,
organizing training on institutional reform and conducting research on the
effects of privatization and on Mongolia’s burgeoning informal sector.
Mr. Anderson
will soon begin making courtesy calls with government officials, including the
Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Finance.
“Mr. James
Anderson will lead the World Bank’s engagement in Mongolia, working in
partnership with the government and other stakeholders to support Mongolia’s
development, leveraging its resources to help reduce poverty and ensure that Mongolia’s
prosperity is widely shared among the population,” said the Country Director
for Mongolia, China and Korea Mr. Klaus Rohland.
Under Mr.
Anderson’s leadership, the World Bank Mongolia will continue to support the
Mongolian government’s efforts on a broad range of development issues and
closely work with development partners, the private sector, and civil society.
Related:
World Bank appoints new
Country Representative for Mongolia – news.mn,
August 21
James Anderson, New Country
Representative for Mongolia, to Start Work – Mongolian Economy, August 21
First
“Business Solutions 2014” Exhibition and Forum to Start Tomorrow
August 21
(infomongolia.com) The Ministry of Labor and Mongolian National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry are organizing “Business Solutions 2014” Exhibition and
Forum themed “Business 2 Business” at Misheel Expo Center in Ulaanbaatar on
August 22-24, 2014.
The Business
Solutions Exhibition is being organized for the first time in Mongolia that
aims to gather all entrepreneurs in-one and will be promoting and introducing their
business activities and solutions.
The 2014
Business Solutions Exhibition attendees are from:
1. Banking,
audit and other financial institutions
2. Human
resources, human resource development and educational organizations
3. Information
Technology organizations
4. Real estate,
brokerage, rental, and construction sector
5. Health
organizations
6. Office
solutions and furniture
7. Media design
8. Freight
forwarder
9. Vehicle
10. Equipment
11. Insurance
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