Mongolia Brief August 21, 2014 Part II
Ulaanbaatar
to Cooperate with Russian Irkutsk in Winter Tourism
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) The Mayors of Ulaanbaatar and of Russian Irkutsk discussed
ways of cooperating in a development of winter tourism on Wednesday.
The Irkutsk
delegation, together with administrations of Russian Moscow, Yakutsk,
Vladivostok cities, recently participated in the forum of North East Asian
Mayors at invitation of Mr S.Bat-Uul, the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar.
Mr
A.Almukhamedov, the Deputy Mayor of Irkutsk, thanked Mr Bat-Uul for receiving
them and for letting take part in the forum. In response, the UB Mayor
mentioned about the forum's purposes as "strengthening a collaboration of
the countries and cities in the region and determining mutual visions". He
strongly believes that the UB and Irkutsk can cooperate in certain projects in
the future, for example, in developing a winter tourism, about which said Mr
Almukhamedov. Other two directions may be a reconstruction of old buildings, in
which Irkutsk has accumulated experience, and a programme on air
pollution, he said.
The sides
agreed to work out plans and programmes on the above initiatives.
Minister
Ts.Oyungerel Meets Chinese Counterpart
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) A delegation headed by Mr Cai Wu, the Minister of Culture
of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), started Wednesday a visit to Mongolia.
The same day,
Mongolia’s Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ms Ts.Oyungerel met with her
counterpart of China. The latter, who is visiting Mongolia for the second time,
emphasized the 65th anniversary of the Mongolia-China diplomatic relations, and
expressed a satisfaction with widening bilateral relations and cooperation
and with visiting Mongolia again. Then he said he wants to strengthen the
cultural ties.
Wishing China’s
delegation a comfortable stay here, the Mongolian Minister said she is glad
with an expansion of the cultural and art ties between the two countries,
“for example, many talented artists from China took part in the ‘Altargana’
international festival held here under auspices of the Prime Minister",
and called the Chinese side to make efforts to boost a long-time friendly
cooperation. She also said that she is thankful to China for rendering a
support in restoring pieces of cultural heritage. The sides also exchanged
views on conducting joint researches, co-fighting the trafficking of unique
pieces of the cultural heritage and augmenting a quota of Mongolian students to
study in China majoring in culture and arts.
PM
Attends Concrete Factory Opening
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag Wednesday addressed an
opening ceremony of a new factory of concrete.
Producing two
types of concretes--aerocrete and light concrete--the factory has been erected
by the “Dorniin Tsas” LLC within a goal of the cabinet for reforms “Let’s
produce in Mongolia”.
The PM said the
cabinet for reforms has a goal to have Mongolia manufacture products itself by
exploiting own minerals. "Mongolia exports 2-3 thousand trains of
concretes a year, a ‘Dorniin Tsas' company can produce 200 thousand cubic
meters of concretes a year, so we do not need import such an amount," Mr
Altankhuyag said and thanked this company for founding the factory which will
provide 30% of the product. The factory is not harmful to environment, is
smoke-free, does not create waste, is equipped with the latest technologies,
re-uses water, and employes 60 people, said executive director of the
company.
Mongolian
Leader Welcomes President Xi Jinping
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) At 4.00 pm Thursday, the President of Mongolia Mr
Elbegdorj and his spouse Ms Kh.Bolormaa officially welcomed the President of
China Xi Jinping and his spouse on the Square of Chingis Khaan.
The Guard of
honor was lined up, and members of the governments of Mongolia and China were
present. After this, the dignitary is to leave his signature on the Note of
Honored Guests in the State House. At 4.45 pm the two Presidents started
official talks, then will sign an agreement between the two countries and call
at 6 pm a press conference.
Marshal
Yu.Tsedenbal’s Granddaughter Visits Mongolia
August 21
(infomongolia.com) On August 20, 2014, Member of Parliament Mrs. D.Arvin
received in the Government House, Mongolia's then the State Head and Prime
Minister Yu.Tsedenbal's granddaughter Zorig ANASTASIYA.
At the
beginning of meeting, Ms. Anastasiya appreciated for a warm reception and
shared her travel experience to her grandfather’s birthplace namely Davst Sum
of Uvs Aimag, Mongolia. She also expressed her gratitude that the Government
pays respect to the Hero of Mongolia, Marshal Yumjaa TSEDENBAL and said,
“During my visit to the grandfather’s birthplace, it gave me an impression to
be a Mongolian when the local air took my breath away”.
Granddaughter
Z.Anastasiya also noted that she came to visit MP D.Arvin to show her
appreciation, who greatly assisted to Yu.Tsedenbal getting a nationality of
Mongolia during the difficult periods of 1990s.
In response, MP
D.Arvin thanked her for visiting Mongolia and wished to be closely tied with
Mongolian country and people, and conferred an official invitation to her
father Ts.Zorig to visit Mongolia.
Yumjaa
TSEDENBAL (September 17, 1916 - April 20, 1991) was a prominent leader of
Mongolia from 1952 to 1984. During his political life, he served as the State
Head, Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Mongolian People's
Revolutionary Party and a member of Political Bureau.
Yu.Tsedenbal
was awarded with the highest title of the Hero of the People’s Republic of
Mongolia, Hero of Labor and Marshal of Mongolia. He retired in 1984 and
remained in Moscow until his death; his body was brought to Ulaanbaatar, where
it was buried at Altan Ulgii cemetery.
His wife,
Anastasia Ivanovna Filatova (1920 - October 21, 2001) was a national of the
USSR, who was often said to be the most powerful political figure in Mongolia
due to her close relationship with the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. They had
two sons Vladislav and Zorig.
Yu.Tsedenbal’s
granddaughter Z.Anastasia has graduated from Moscow Institute of Asian and
African Studies and currently employed at a tourism company in Moscow to
promote and introduce tourism program for Mongolia.
Z.Anastasia had
her first visit to Mongolia in 2005 upon the invitation of TV9 television and
paid a courtesy call on then Prime Minister S.Bayar.
At this time
visit, she was also received by Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag.
Related:
D.Arvin
MP Receives Tsedenbal’s Granddaughter – Montsame,
August 21
Khalkh
Gol Battle Exhibits Displayed
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) With over 200 exhibits including artifacts, photographs,
videos, portraits of heroes, and weapons from the battlefield, an
exhibition "Khalkh River 75" opened at Mongolian Army Museum on
Thursday.
The Khalkh
River Battle, however called as “Nomohkhan Incident”, “Border Encountering”,
“Battle of Nomunkhan”, had played a key role in securing Mongolia’s
independence, territorial integrity, and welfare of the people.
The exhibition
consists of sections portraying the reasons led to Khalkh River Battle: the
beginning--the battle in May, the air fight, in which the greatest in the world
history number of war crafts had been involved, a general battle, its end, and
a perpetuation of the great victory.
The same day
and with the same theme, an exhibition opened at Mongolian Art Gallery at
initiative of the Ministry of Environment and under auspices of the Prime
Minister. It shows over 50 artworks and sculptures, reserved in the State
Treasury. They all relate to the country’s independence and
many generations' battles for freedom. Afterwards, an exhibition of young
artists on the same theme will open as well.
Parliamentarians
Attend Exhibition Opening
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
August 21 (MONTSAME) Mongolian and Japanese calligraphy exhibition named
"The sky and sun partnership" opened on Wednesday.
It has been
dedicated to the 40th anniversary of cultural relations between Mongolia and
Japan.
Attaching an
importance to this event, several officials came to the opening such as
D.Erdenebat, a head of the parliamentary faction of the Democratic Party
and leader of the Mongolia-Japan parliamentary group; Ministers
Ts.Oyungerel and L.Gantumur; L.Bold, the Foreign minister; and Su.Batbold,
S.Odontuya, M.Batchimeg and B.Garamgaibaatar MPs, as well as delegates of
Japan-Mongolia parliamentary group of Japan parliament.
According to
action's organizers, the exhibition also shows creations of political figures
such as the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, the PM N.Altankhuyag, and
Shinzo Abe, the PM of Japan.
The exhibition
includes over 100 calligraphy pieces that feature the ties between the two
countries and beauty of the Mongolian and Japanese scripts.
This exhibition
is to open in Japan this November.
EXIM
Bank President Comes with Financing Opportunities
August 21
(Mongolian Economy) Many meetings followed the visit of China’s President, Xi
Jinping. Yesterday, the Minister of the Ministry of Economic Development, N.
Batbayar, met with Li Ruogu, the Chairman and President of the Export-Import
Bank of China (EXIM), alongside other representatives. The participants
discussed past loans and nonrefundable assistance processes from China while
attempting to define the objectives of a future partnership. For example, in
the past, China has granted Mongolia over 800 million Yuan of nonrefundable
assistance and 800 million USD of loans.
Li Ruogu has
expressed an interest to expand cooperation with Mongolia on wider issues as
Mongolia is experiencing a time of great development. N. Batbayar has
highlighted the years between 1950 and 1962 to have been the climax of
relations of both countries thus the importance of the meeting is to intensify
projects that are experiencing slow growth.
Both parties
have agreed on the financing of some projects such as creating the first
highway, installing pipes spanning China, Russia and Mongolia in a project
called “Taliin Zam” or Steppe Road, and enhancing railway and energy sectors.
Xi
Jinping Arrived to Sign Crucial Agreements
August 21
(Mongolian Economy) This morning at 11:00 am, the Chinese President, Xi
Jinping, landed in Mongolia with his wife for an official visit upon the invitation
of Ts. Elbegdorj. After landing, they were greeted by the Prime Minster, N.
Altankhuyag, and his wife, Kh. Selenge, and the Foreign Affairs Minister, L.
Bold. His visit will last for two days and will involve a series of important
meetings. This afternoon, Xi Jinping and his wife met with the Ts. Elbejdorj
and his wife at Chinggis Square at 16:00 pm which led into a meeting beginning
at 16:45 pm.
After the
meeting, it is expected that both parties will sign over ten agreements
including one regarding the development of transit transportation. As a
landlocked country, Mongolia will have the opportunity to discuss the progress
of this project with the help of China to allow it access to the Pacific Ocean.
This is seen as a chance to define the development of Mongolia during the next
20 years.
As of 2013,
trade between China and Mongolia estimated USD 5.4 billion. Of this value, USD
3.7 billion came from exported products to China and the rest came from
imported products. Approximately 90 percent of all exported items were mining
products. Another important issue that will be discussed is the change in
protocol regarding a prisoner transfer agreement. There are currently 40
Mongolians that are jailed in China, and the approval of this agreement will allow
Mongolia to bring the prisoners back.
Last year, the
Mongolian Prime Minister visited China on an official visit. Then, Erdenes
Tavan Tolgoi, Energy Resources and Tavan Tolgoi signed a memorandum with Xinhua
Energy. This is expected to last 20 years and will export one billion tonnes of
coal. Today, Erdenes Mongol and China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC)
signed onto the memorandum.
CREC ranks
112th out of 225 global contractors. It is a state-owned construction company
and is considered to be the largest construction company in the world. CREC is
involved in a wide array of infrastructural projects overseas, especially
throughout Southeast Asia and Africa. The company is made up of 31 member
enterprises: 16 super-large construction enterprises, 3 large surveying and
designing enterprises, 3 large research and development enterprises, 5 large
manufacturing enterprises and 4 other organizations run by Headquarters.
Passengers
to Be Served with All-Day Valid Public Transportation Ticket
August 21
(infomongolia.com) From tomorrow or August 22 to August 31, 2014, the Capital
City Administration and the Traffic Police Department of Ulaanbaatar have
issued a 10-day regulation cutting 50% of all vehicles on the UB road in order
to decrease traffic load before new school year.
In other words,
vehicles those plate numbers ending with EVEN numbers are to participate on the
road on EVEN days and vehicles ending with ODD numbers allowed on ODD days
between August 22 and August 31, 2014.
As part of the
regulation, the City Administration also issued a temporary regulation for
riders of public transportation and in the frameworks; a colored ticket for
public transportation that valid for certain day and costs 500 MNT (Tugrug)
will be effective for all-day despite of public transportation types such as
big and small capacity buses, trolleybus, micro-bus or railbus, which means
someone who buys a ticket will be enabled to ride and change the transport with
same ticket for the day permitted.
However, it
would cause losses to public service providers, but the City distributes 1.3
billion MNT for these 10 days to cover the expenditure.
State
Visit’s Official Program of President Of China Xi Jinping to Mongolia
August 21
(infomongolia.com) The President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping
and his spouse Peng Liyuan are paying a two-day state visit to Mongolia on
August 21-22, 2014.
The two-day state visit’s official program
of the President of China Xi Jinpin to Mongolia
Thursday, August 21, 2014
11:20 am - The
delegates to arrive at the Chinggis Khaan International Airport with
Beijing-Ulaanbaatar special charter flight
04:00 pm -
President of Mongolia Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ and his spouse Khajidsuren BOLORMAA to
welcome the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and his
spouse Peng Liyuan at Chinggis Square, Ulaanbaatar
04:45 pm -
President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin
to hold an official talk in the Government House, “A” Hall
05:45 pm -
President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin
to be present at official document signing ceremony in the Government House,
Ceremonial Hall
06:00 pm -
President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin
to hold a press conference and deliver statements in the Government House,
Ceremonial Hall
Friday, August 22, 2014
09:30 am -
Prime Minister of Mongolia Norov ALTANKHUYAG to pay a courtesy call on the
President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin in the Government House, “B” Hall
10:10 am -
Speaker of the State Great Khural (Parliament) Zandaakhuu ENKHBOLD to pay a
courtesy call on the President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin in the Government
House, “B” Hall
10:45 am -
President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin to deliver a speech in the Session Hall
of the Parliament of Mongolia
03:30 pm -
President of the PR of China Xi Jinpin to attend in the opening ceremony of
photo exhibition themed “Timeline of China-Mongolia Trade and Economic
Partnerships”, “Tuushin” Hotel, 5th floor
04:30 pm -
Mongolian Mini-Naadam Festival will be organized for the President of the
People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and his spouse Peng Liyuan, “Chinggisiin
Khuree” tourist camp
05:30 pm -
Departure from Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Ulaanbaatar
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