Mongolia Brief October 10, 2014 Part I
Former
President of Mongolia, N.Enkhbayar Arrives in His Home Country
October 10
(infomongolia.com) The Head of Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP)
Nambar ENKHBAYAR, who is under treatment in South Korea has arrived in
Ulaanbaatar last night on October 09, 2014.
At the Chinggis
Khaan International Airport, former President N.Enkhbayar was welcomed by his
fellowmen including Deputy Prime Minister D.Terbishdagva, MPRP Secretary
General G.Shiilegdamba, Minister of Health MP N.Udval, MP O.Baasankhuu, MP
N.Battsereg, MP Yo.Otgonbayar, Finance Minister MP Ch.Ulaan and his son
E.Batshugar as well as he was crowd by many reporters and suporters.
Before leaving
the airport, N.Enkhbayar gave a brief interview to journalists regarding the
latest rumors that he had asked for Korean citizenship.
It was reported that you asked for
political asylum in South Korea. Is it true?
I will never do
such decadent decision. This is disinformation and even never thought about it.
I missed my home country.
Is your treatment finished now?
Not yet, I
asked a short break, because my old-age parents asked me to come back.
Honestly, they do not feel well and after visiting them I intend to go back for
the treatment.
Your sudden visit caught attention of many
that coincides with Government restructure issue being discussed nowadays. Is
it somehow connected with this issue?
Probably my
Party members would ask my opinion.
Related:
Former
president N.Enkhbayar returns home – Montsame,
October 10
Former president arrived
home – news.mn, October 10
State
policy on medicines approved
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 10 (MONTSAME) Afternoon session of the State Great Khural on Thursday
ran a final discussion on approval of the draft resolution on state policy on
medicines.
The
parliamentary draft resolution was presented by D.Sarangerel MP. The session
ran a voting on the issue because the MPs did not have any questions on the
matter, after which a majority approved this draft resolution.
The next issue
is a draft law on health insurance.
Health
Minister receives reps of healthcare organizations of UK
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 10 (MONTSAME) The Minister of health N.Udval received October 8 the
representatives of healthcare organizations of the United Kingdom.
Present at the
meeting were also a director of department for policy-planning of the Ministry
Ts.Tsolmongerel, a director of department for management of policy implementation
Ya.Buyanjargal, and a vice-director of the National Center for Mental Health
O.Ganchuluun.
The guests
included a professor Jane Salvage, a director of “Nursing care and population”
Camden&Islington NHS Foundation Trust Claire Johnstonis Ph.D., a director
of nursing and research division of the foundation Fiona Nolanis, a director of
the foundation David Plummer Ph.D., and others.
The sides
discussed how to improve Mongolia’s mental health services and also decided to
hold two-day training at the National Center for Mental Health. They
agreed that a community-based mental health and social care must be separated
from an ordinary hospital system, and resources must be determined required for
developing the social care (including trainings for staff, sharing practices,
technical and financial aids and etc.), and that a cooperation should be
promoted between the National Center for Mental Health and Camden and Islington
NHS Foundation Trust.
The second
nationwide programme themed “Mental Health” was approved for the 2010-2019
realization in accordance with the government resolution of 2009. The new
version of the law on Mental Health has been adopted by parliament on January 3
of 2013. The new version gives a priority to improving of the community-based
mental health and social care.
Department
head attends general debate at UN GA session
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 10 (MONTSAME) While taking part in the general debate of the
2nd Committee of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New
York, a director of the International Organizations of Mongolia’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs G.Ganbold has delivered speech to highlight a position of his
country.
Mr Ganbold
underlined an importance of the UN Second Committee’s role in formulating the
developmental programme beyond 2015, and said Mongolia aspires to reflect
unique needs of the landlocked countries in this programme. He also said
Mongolian representatives attach a great importance to the issues of global
climate change which are to be discussed by the Second Committee, and talked
about a parliament-approved green development policy that aims to be transferred
to the economic system of sustainable development model and less emission of
greenhouse gas.
Mr Ganbold
emphasized that an international meeting themed “WTO agreements on easing trade
and their impacts on landlocked developing nations”, which ran June in Ulaanbaatar,
contributed to monitoring a realization of the Almaty Programme of Action.
Moreover, he urged the landlocked developing countries to join the multilateral
agreement on establishing the International Think-Tank for Landlocked
Developing Countries.
He hoped that
the UN second conference for the landlocked developing countries expected in
November in Vienna will consider many important matters such as problems of
these countries and will release an action master programme to be implemented
next decade.
Ambassador
addresses 69th UN GA Third Committee Plenary Session
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 10 (MONTSAME) A representative of Mongolia to the 69th session of
the UN General Assembly, ambassador Ms O.Enkhtsetseg addressed the Third
Committee Plenary Session on Social Development.
According to
the Secretary-general who said that the social development is still an urgent
issue in the countries in times of approaching to determining the development
goals beyond 2015, the plenary session gave a priority to the social
development from many different angles such as improving potentials of the
peoples, solving problems faced by youth, elders, disabled and families, our
representative presented Mongolia’s measures and policies on increasing the
citizens' participation in decision- and policy-making processes, on improving
employment, refining a quality and access for education. For instance, she
emphasized the activities of the Civil Hall aimed at developing a direct
democracy, a "11-11" Center for citizens’ services, a launch of the
state-services automatic machines, and then shared practices of citizens'
involvement in expenditure of localities' budgets. Modern advancements in
information technology such as tele-communication, Internet network, and social
broadcasting digital systems bring quality achievements in public services, she
stressed.
She also
provided information on activities of “Employed Mongolian” programme,
particularly on creating new jobs, professional trainings and other works aimed
at improving employment among some groups of society as over 40-year olds and
the disabled.
She noted that
there is a need to cooperate with the member-countries in overcoming some
challenges emerging in improving potentials of population through promoting
education and human development, and in improving employment rate in terms of
number and quality.
New
UNICEF Mongolia Resident Representative, Roberto Benes Presents His Credentials
October 10
(infomongolia.com) On October 09, 2014, a newly appointed UNICEF Mongolia
Resident Representative Roberto Benes, who succeeds Mohamed Malick Fall, has
presented a Letter of Credence to the Foreign Minister of Mongolia Luvsanvandan
BOLD at the Ministry office in Ulaanbaatar.
Following the
credential handing ceremony, parties exchanged views on current bilateral
cooperation and Minister L.Bold noted Mongolia is striving to participate actively
in the UNICEF activities and expressed his readiness to welcome high-level delegates
from the Foundation. In addition, Minister mentioned that Mongolia is chairing
the Freedom Online Coalition next year and in the scope of this, he proposed to
host seminars and trainings on children safety in collaboration with the UNICEF.
Related:
UNICEF
Permanent Rep presents letter of credence – Montsame, October 10
Parliament
ratifies ICCPED
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 10 (MONTSAME) At its afternoon plenary meeting on Thursday, the
parliamentary session discussed and then ratified the International Convention
for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICCPED).
The ICCPED is
an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to
prevent forced disappearance defined in international law, crimes against
humanity. The text was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 December of
2006 and opened for signature on February 6 of 2007. It entered into force on
December 23 of 2010.
The same day,
parliament considered and also ratified a credit agreement for a project on
enhancing the medical treatment-and-diagnosis center of western region,
established June 12 of 2014 between the governments of Mongolia and Belgium.
Forum
of int’l investors for western region to run
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar, October
10 (MONTSAME) A forum of international investors for western region of Mongolia
will take place on October 22-24 in Khovd province under auspices of the Prime
Minister, reported on Friday D.Tseveenpurev, the governor of this aimag.
Main objectives
of the forum are to propagandize investment projects and programmes to be
realized in frames of the Development Strategy and General Plan until 2025, and
investment environment in the western region; to increase a participation of
investors, great constructors, policy-makers, decision-makers and civil society
in an ensuring of a development of the mining, infrastructure, industry,
agriculture, construction and urban development spheres.
It is expected
that the forum will bring together delegates of national companies, investments
banks and foundations, businessmen from China, Russia, Japan, South Korea and
Germany.
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