Mongolia Brief October 16, 2014 Part II
US
Generals Visit Ministry of Defense
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) The State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense
Major-General Z.Boldbaatar received on Wednesday 15 Generals and other high
military officials from the USA.
The delegation
is here thanks to the National defense university of the USA that provides
short-term trainings for the newly appointed Generals and send them for
internships in their specialized fields. The State secretary
thanked the guests for arriving here to get au fait with Mongolia's defense
sector and expressed a satisfaction with a development of the bilateral
relations between the two countries, noting his willingness to expand the ties
in concrete fields.
A head of the
delegation General Martin appreciated a hospitality and said that they had
learned a lot and that "is is an honor to serve together wit the
Mongolians in the global combat against terrorism". The US Generals also
visited Ministry of foreign affairs, National security council and Institute
for strategic studies and a Military training centre at Tavan Tolgoi.
General
Customs Office Head Works at “11 11” Center
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) Incumbent authorities of the General Customs Office (GCO)
have done works to make the customs actions quicker and easier, to minimize
face-to-face work and to reduce a time spent for accumulating many forms.
This was said
by O.Ganbat, the GCO head, at the "11 11" center on Wednesday. He
also reported that the stages of collecting forms and documents have been
reduced thanks to a new technology with aims to facilitate external trade,
remove obstacles and to save time.
Disputes
decreased on customs prices arose between customs officers and importers, and
the time reduced fivefold when prices of 1,500 products, imported through the
Zamyn-Uud border checkpoint, were put open. Moreover, stages of formalities
declined at the “Shiveekhuren” and “Gashuun-sukhait” border checkpoints thanks
to introducing a paper-free technology of E-customs formalities, he said.
As results of
these works, the revenue from customs increased this year by MNT 23 billion,
and the revenue from customs tax--by 14.3 billion against the previous year,
Ganbat said.
Health
Minister to Chair Meeting at WHO
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) The World Health Organization reports Thursday that it
appointed our Minister of Health N.Udval M.D. to chair the WHO summit’s meeting
of finance and administration.
A chair of this
meeting is to be directly elected to the WHO General Assembly. A member to this
Assembly has a right to give guidelines and to collaborate in implementation of
the organization’s programs and projects throughout the world.
Military
Attache of India to Return Home
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) The Secretary-General of the Defense Ministry
Major-General Z.Boldbaatar Wednesday received Colonel Ikbal Singh Samyal, a
military attaché of India’s Embassy in Mongolia, in connection with his
returning home.
Mr Boldbaatar
expressed a satisfaction with an intensive development of the Mongolia-India
relations in the defense sector in concrete directions and highlighted Mr
Samyal's contribution to it. He hoped that Mr Samyal will continue his efforts
to forward the cooperation and wished him success.
In response, Mr
Samyal thanked the State Secretary for the meeting and said he had learned many
things from the Armed Forces of Mongolia. He also considers that it is
necessary to boost the defence collaboration.
After the
meeting, the Secretary-General awarded Mr Samyal the medal for Military
Cooperation pursuant to a decision of the Minister of Defense.
Un
Secretary-General about Day for Eradication of Poverty
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) The Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr Ban
Ki-moon has delivered a message on occasion of the International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty, marked on October 17.
"On this
day, we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty--and
plan for a world where no-one is left behind,” the message begins.
"We have
reached the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of
people living in poverty ahead of time. At least 700 million people were lifted
out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010.
"Despite this
enormous success, one in every five persons in developing regions--1.22 billion
people-- live on less than $1.25 a day, and 2.4 billion live on less than $2 a
day. Since the beginning of the financial crisis, inequality has grown even
more pronounced than it was already. Discrimination against women and girls
remains a blatant injustice, robbing the entire development enterprise of one
of the keys to progress,” it goes on.
"Entrenched
poverty and prejudice, and vast gulfs between wealth and destitution, can
undermine the fabric of societies and lead to instability. Where poverty holds
sway, people are held back. Lives disfigured by poverty are cruel, mean
and, often, short.
"As we
prepare the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and address the threat of
climate change, we must not lose sight of our most fundamental obligation: to
eliminate poverty in all its forms. We must also end the marginalization of
people living in poverty. Their knowledge and perspectives are vital if we are
to find meaningful, durable solutions," the message says.
Mr Ban also
urges Member States and all partners to act decisively together to eradicate
poverty and build a sustainable, peaceful, prosperous and equitable future for
all. "Our aim must be prosperity for all, not just a few," he
underlines.
Treatment
Lab for Children with Heart Diseases Opens
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) A latest hi tech laboratory has been installed at the
Children’s heart diagnosis and treatment unit of the National Health Center for
Mother and Children. The laboratory, facilitated by caterer angiographic
equipment from Siemens AG, is the seventh in Asia hi tech lab for children’s
treatment.
The lab, funded
by two billion Togrog from the PM's budget package, enables Mongolian doctors
to run detailed diagnosis and inter-vasal operations.
The Premier
mentioned that during his time as a president of Tuul Rotary Club in 2007-2008
he sent 30 children suffer from birth heart defects to S.Korea for surgeries, and
that some 300 children were treated abroad this way. "Now that we
have the technology, we can perform the diagnosis and operations that cost us a
fortune before, in our own country," said the Premier.
He instructed
the center to train personnel and improve their skills. The center has been
sending their staff for trainings to the USA, S.Korea and Japan.
In a few days
after a full commission of the lab, 11 children have received treatment, six
have had inter vasal operations.
Mongolia
Becomes Member of CRIRSCO
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
October 16 (MONTSAME) A president of the Committee for Mineral Reserves
International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO) T.Edmund together with a president
of Geology and Mining Institute of Mongolia D.Damba inked October 15 a document
on registering Mongolia in the CRIRSCO as its eighth member.
They also
approved a request to appoint executive director of the Mongolian Institute
B.Oyungerel and a consultant of the Ministry of Mining D.Bat-Erdene as
representatives of Mongolia to the Committee.
CRIRSCO is an
international organization established in 1994 in objective to coordinate
activities of international standardization committees that report estimation
of mineral resources.
Miss
Wheelchair 2014 to be organized
October 16
(news.mn) The International Day of People with Disabilities will be marked on 3
December 2014.
Due to upcoming
event, a Wheelchair Fashion show and beauty pageant will be organized.
The first ever
Wheelchair Fashion Show in Mongolia was organized in Ulaanbaatar on June 17,
2013. The event was widely attended with a heavy media presence.
15 girls
dressed in designer clothes will make an appearance along with professional
models.
Competitors for
the pageant will participate in categories such as a bikini contest and
answering challenging questions.
The winner of
“Miss Wheelchair 2014” will be honored as an ambassador for people with disabilities
in Mongolia and awarded with a cup, certificate and a trip to Italy.
Scientific
Conference Khurel Togoot – 2014
October 16
(news.mn) With initiatives by Mongolian Young Scientists’ Association and
Ministry of Education and Science a joint annual scientific conference has been
organized at Khurel Togoot – 2014 in collaboration with the Science and
Technology Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences.
The Annual Scientific
Conference, Khurel Togoot – 2014 goals are to create opportunities for young
scientists to expand their research works, provide support for new generation
of scientists, share results of their research, and to promote science in the
government, and private and public sectors.
The Annual
scientific conference, Khurel Togoot – 2014 will be organized on the following
schedule:
Social Sciences
and Humanities- October 17, 2014
Geology and
Geography- October 18, 2014
Technique and
Technology-October 24, 2014
Environmental
Sciences-October 25, 2014
Biology and
Agriculture-October 31, 2014
Medical
science-November 1, 2014
Over 500
researchers and scientists gather at the conference including numerous veteran
scholars, teachers who have devoted lives for science, and officials of the
related departments.
At the
conference, the top 100 presentations will be selected and 12 young scientists
will be awarded 4,000,000 MNT grants for research by the Minister of Education
and Science under the decision of a jury panel.
Golden
Voices of Mongolia to Be Sounded on Bolshoi Theatre Stage
October 16
(infomongolia.com) The leading soloists of Mongolian State Academic Theatre of
Opera and Ballet are invited to perform a gala concert on the stage of Bolshoi
Theatre in Moscow, the Russian Federation.
The single
concert namely “Golden Voices of Mongolia” is scheduled at 07:00 pm by Moscow
time on November 20, 2014.
Mongolian
troupe of soloists is comprised of Merit Artists E.Amartuvshin (baritone), B.Erdenetuya
(soprano) and U.Uyanga (soprano), Frontier Cultural Servants E.Ankhbayar
(baritone) and R.Dorjkhorloo (mezzo-soprano), and singers B.Gombo-Ochir
(tenor), J.Byambajav (bass) and B.Batjargal (tenor).
Moreover,
Russian soloists of Bolshoi Theatre Merit Artist Elena Manistina
(mezzo-soprano) and Anna Aglatova (soprano) will also co-stage the gala concert
in association with the Russian National Orchestra under the State Prize
Laureate, Conductor Mikhail Pletnev and Honored Artist, Conductor Alexander
Polyanichko.
Citizens
of Mongolia and Russia Eligible to Travel Visafree Starting from November 14,
2014
October 16
(infomongolia.com) On September 03, 2014, the Governments of Mongolia and the
Russian Federation have established a series of intergovernmental documents at
the Government House in Ulaanbaatar.
One of the
documents inked was an Intergovernmental Agreement on reciprocal visa-free
travel between citizens of the two countries and today on October 16, 2014, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia announced that the Agreement
effectiveness enter into force from November 14, 2014.
In the scope of
the Agreement on reciprocal visa-free travel, nationals of the two countries
will be eligible to travel up to 30 days, but not to exceed 90 days in any 180
day-period. For a stay of more than 30 days, a traveler must apply for an
appropriate visa.
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