Mongolia Brief September 11, 2014 Part I



President to Attend SCO Summit
By B. Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar, September 11 (MONTSAME) The President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj left Ulaanbaatar Thursday to attend the 14th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which is to be held in Dushanbe of Tajikistan on September 11-12.

Our President will also meet with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, V.Putin and Xi Jinping, on matters regarding a Mongolia-Russia-China tri-lateral “Ulaanbaatar Summit”.

President Congratulates His Turkish Counterpart
By B. Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar, September 11 (MONTSAME) The President Ts.Elbegdorj spoke on with Mr Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, the leader of Turkey, to congratulate him on winning the presidential election.
Mongolia and Turkey established diplomatic relations in 1969, finding a new opportunity to reclaim the historic relations between the two nations. After the 1990’s democratic revolution in Mongolia, the bilateral relations took its pace and have advanced to a higher level in a short of time. 

Prime Minister Addresses 27th Meeting of ATPF
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar, September 11 (MONTSAME) The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag delivered a speech at the opening of the 27th meeting of the Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) which kicked off Thursday in Ulaanbaatar.
Themed as "Role of trade supporting organizations in easing trade and promoting foreign direct investment and ‘green business’”, the forum has been participated by some 50 delegates from 19 countries and representatives of international trade centers.
In his speech, the Premier said Mongolia has all chances to export not only mining products but also agricultural and cashmere goods, meat and fruits, and that the government is adhering to a policy on formulating and implementing a national programme on supporting the export productions, especially the export of mineral products, with a participation of the private sector, and on increasing the export of value-added products.
He also pointed out that the Mongolian parliament adopted a package laws on tax, laws on special license, on investments and investment fund in order to improve the business environment and to create nice conditions for trade and business.
The ATPF is a gathering of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in the Asian Region. It was established in 1987, currently has 24 members. The ATPF’s objective is to enhance trade in the region through information exchange, implementation of cooperative projects and strengthening networks among ATPF members. CEO meetings and Working Level Meetings are held once a year. Capacity Building Initiative Program, Joint Exhibition, and various cooperative projects are also actively carried out by members.    

Bilateral Documents Signed in Oil Sector
By N. Khaliun
Ulaanbaatar, September 11 (MONTSAME) During the international investors forum themed “Oil and oil shale Mongolia-2014”, several bilateral cooperation documents were signed.
They are a contract for the exploration and development of coal bed methane (CBM) resources between the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia, Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi” JSC state owned mining company and Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Corporation; a contract for the exploration and development of oil shale resources between the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia and Jenny Oil Company; a memorandum of cooperation between the Petroleum Authority of Mongolia and NGO "Mongolian Oil Exploration".

Mongolian Ambassador Attends Event for Protecting Wild Camels
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar, September 11 (MONTSAME) The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the United Kingdom Mr N.Tulga participated in a charity event organized last weekend in Kent county by the Wild Camel Protection Foundation (WCPF).
It attracted diplomats of the Mongolian Embassy in the UK and Mongolians in the country. They organized a small festival of Mongolian national sports, concert and a fair of Mongolian cuisine for guests. Revenues earned from the event will be donated to the foundation in order to buy fodder for some 400 heads of wild camels in Mongolia.
The WCPF, a UK registered charity, with Dr Jane Goodall DBE as its Honorary Life Patron, was established in 1997. It is also registered in the USA as a non-profit organization. The sole aim of the WCPF is to protect the critically endangered wild camel (Camelus ferus) and its habitat in the fragile and unique desert ecosystems in the Gobi desert in north-west China and in south-west Mongolia. It is the only charitable environmental Foundation in the world which has this exclusive objective. The WCPF has raised funds from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and from international organisations, private foundations, individuals, companies and dedicated WCPF members. The WCPF is continuously fund-raising and organising activities to raise much needed funds to continue its vital work.
In 2003, the WCPF opened a breeding center for wild camel in Mongolian Gobi protected area with support of the Ministry of Environment. This foundation works to raise money for breeding the animal because GBP 2,500 is required every month for operating the breeding center normally, GBP 10 thousand every September--for preparing hay and fodder, and GBP 25 thousand--for the educational programme.

Tourist Information Center Opened at Ulaanbaatar Railway
September 11 (infomongolia.com) In the scope of marking the 60th anniversary of the development of tourism sector in Mongolia and the 375th anniversary of Ulaanbaatar, the Capital City Tourism Department in collaboration with Ulaanbaatar Railway JSC (UBTZ) have opened the Tourist Information Center (TIC) at UB Railway Station.
The Center is aimed to assist not only foreign travelers visiting Mongolia, but also to provide local passengers traveling abroad and other destinations of Mongolia with comprehensive information and guidance.
The UB Railway is one of the largest transport hubs, where 40 thousand passengers are being served daily and over one million travelers per month.
According to officials, the TIC was launched in late June 2014 and after experimental period of over two months was finally accredited with its full operation and demand for this Center will be increased since the nationals of Russia and Mongolia will be traveling reciprocal territories under visa-free terms.
Tourist Information Center is an affiliated bureau of the Information and Promotion Center, which was opened last year in Ulaanbaatar to help foreign and domestic tourists with information on travels, tour operators as well as tourist places and camps in Mongolia. 
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S.Tserenchimed (Mongolia) Wins Gold in Women’s 60kg, 2014 Fila Wrestling World Championships
September 11 (infomongolia.com) The 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships is ongoing on its fourth day and on September 10th tournaments, Mongolian Women's Team competed with four freestylers in 48, 55, 60 and 69 kg divisions.
In the Women’s Wrestling of 48 kg, E.Narangerel was defeated to Ukrainian wrestler N.Pulkovska in the 1/16 final, next wrestler A.Battsetseg, Women’s 55 kg, lost to H.Maroulis (USA) in the 1/4 final and the third wrestler in 69 kg, B.Odonchimeg also finished her bouts in the 1/8 final defeating to L.Skujina (LAT), but in the Women’s 60 kg, Mongolia’s youngest wrestler S.Tserenchimed showed brilliant performances over her all opponents and achieved Gold medal becoming FILA Wrestling World Champion in her 19 years old age.
As of her wrestling records, Sukhee TSERENCHIMED, Women’s Freestyle wrestler in 60 kg, had a bout in 1/8 final against Russian strong wrestler, Nataliya Golts, who holds one Silver and four Bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships, and won over N.Golts by 7:0. In the Quarterfinals, S.Tserenchimed won over Katsuki Sakagami (JPN) by 10:2; in the Semifinals, she defeated Petra Olli (FIN) by 5:0, and in the Final match for Gold medal, S.Tserenchimed dominated over 2009 World Champion, Yuliya Ratkevich (AZE) by 12:3 and brings Mongolia’s fifth Gold medal from the World Wrestling Championships as of today.
S.Tserenchimed was born in Khentii Aimag in 1995, finished her Secondary School No.92 in Ulaanbaatar in 2013, and she had been practicing wrestling since 2006 at the “Aldar” Sports Committee under coach Ts.Khosbayar. In this regard, we should say thanks to Yokozuna D.Dagvadorj, who first “noticed” her and provided some supports to enroll at the International Pacific University in Okayama, Japan, where S.Tserenchimed has been practicing and studying there since last year.
In 2013, S.Tserenchimed became a Champion of the FILA World Junior Wrestling Championships took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In 2014, she won Bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakstan and now becomes Champion of the FILA Wrestling World Championships and brings 48th medal in Mongolian freestyle history.
At this 2014 FILA Wrestling World Championships, Mongolian Men’s Team finished with two Bronze medals and currently Women’s Team grabs a Gold medal so far.
Today on September 11, four female wrestlers namely E.Sumiya (51 kg), T.Munkhtuya (58 kg), S.Battsetseg (63 kg), and O.Burmaa (75 kg) will start their competitions and more medals to win are expected, notably, international reporters acknowledge that Mongolia’s Women Team came to deserve medals at each weight category.
In the 2013 FILA Wrestling World Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, Mongolian Women’s Team successfully participated winning two Silver and three Bronze medals.
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Our Tserenchimed Becomes World Champion Montsame, September 11
19-year-old Mongolian freestyle wrestler seizes world titleUB Post, September 11

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