Mongolia Brief February 4, 2015 Part II
Governor
of BoM to be asked to voluntarily resign
By B. Ireedui
(gogo.mn) (Feb,
04) Today, Reform Committee of MPP is to meet with N.Zoljargal, Governor of
Bank of Mongolia (BoM) at 3pm.
During the
meeting, Governor of BoM is to receive notice of voluntarily resignation.
Reform
Committee of MPP reported that further, they will meet with members of
Parliament who has working irresponsibility in relation to social and economic
situation.
Minister
Zorigt Receives ADB Manager
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Energy D.Zorigt received Tuesday a
delegation led by Mr Ayumi Konishi, a Director-General of South Asian Department
of the Asia Development Bank (ADB).
Mongolia and
the ADB have been cooperating in many energy projects on legal environment,
power distribution services, renewable energy and capacity building, the ADB
allocated easy-term loans and non-refundable aids for 18 projects since the
commencement of the cooperation in 1993, mentioned the Minister. A master plan
of the energy sector of Mongolia and the feasibility study for the Fifth
Thermal Station were developed under the consulting with the ADB, the latter is
also promoting the technological works conducted at the Third and Fourth
Thermal Stations, as well at other thermal power companies of Ulaanbaatar, he
went on and stressed that his Ministry is interested in taking long and short
term credits with eased conditions for financing some mega and medium-size
projects of the energy sector.
He is confident
that the ADB will support Mongolia this year in the organization of the CAREC
Summit. he said.
In response, Mr
Konishi mentioned that accompanying him a delegation "consists of two--the
experts who develop country programs, and who represent Central Asian Regional
Economic Cooperation (CAREC)", and promised to support Mongolia by all
means in the projects and in organization of CAREC Summit.
Festival
of French Books Takes Place
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) The Mongolia-France Friendship Society and the Mongolian
National Library have co-organized a book festival dedicated to the 50th
anniversary of the Mongolia-France diplomatic relations.
It was reported
by Mongolia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. In frames of the above action,
the fair mounted some 250 French language books about Mongolia collected by Mr Kh.Bekhbat,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia and head of the Mongolia-France
Friendship Society; by T.Tomorkhuleg and D.Lhamsuren, senior diplomats and
translators; and others. The fair also shown books by Alexandre Dumas and Jules
Verne, dictionaries in French, historical science and linguistics works.
At the event,
the Vice Minister of Education, Culture and Science B.Tulga said the book
festival will definitely contribute to the external relations of our National
Library.
Cabinet
Meeting in Brief
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) The Cabinet approved on February 2 the draft laws on
Permissions and List of Permissions and related to them drafts.
Then it was
resolved to submit them to parliament after the Ministers' recommendations are
reflected in the documents. The Governmental draft resolution on adopting the
State Policy on Promoting Industries is to be submitted as well, the cabinet
decided.
At this
meeting, the list by the Procurement Department of procurements scheduled for
the state-run projects and programs was adopted.
Mayor
Meets SDA Delegation
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city E.Bat-Uul received Wednesday a
delegation headed by Ms Denise Luthi, a chairwoman of the East Asia Division of
the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The sides
exchanged views on the urbanization, decentralization, support for local
governance, and assistance from the SDC. Ms Luthi noted that the SDC has been
collaborating with Mongolia for a decade in three main directions as the food
safety, within the agricultural sector, an enforcement of the vocational
training centers, within the education sphere, and a cooperation with the capital
city in frames of governance. "Since a half of Mongolia’s population lives
in Ulaanbaatar, I am pleased to share my views on tackling problems related to
the UB city's urbanization and on realizing relevant to this projects and
programmes,” Ms Luthi said.
In response,
the Mayor pointed out that Mongolia is making some reforms in order to form a
system that allows people to make decisions with their participation as stated
by the Constitution of Mongolia. "Switzerland has plenty of experience in
it, so Mongolia wants to collaborate with the SDC in running these
reforms".
"Mongolia
is implementing a housing programme under a public poll, but we have some
problems such as conflicts of interests. We organized a poll among residents of
Baganuur and Nalaikh districts whether Nalaikh district should become a city,
and presented them a project about developing the city and its rules. All these
have been focusing on transmitting into the decision-making system with a civil
participation, and Mongolia aspires to cooperate with the SDC in it," the
Mayor said.
Ms Luthi said
the SDC is ready to cooperate with Mongolia in developing the public
participation-based governance and the democracy.
Minister
of Food and Agriculture Meets US Ambassador
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Food and Agriculture R.Burmaa received
the Ambassador of the USA to Mongolia Ms Piper Campbell on February 4.
The Minister
conveyed her gratitude to the U.S. government for including Mongolia in the
Second Millennium Challenge Account program "in high recognition of
Mongolia's efforts for promoting good governance and sustainable economic
development". She thanked the U.S. side for providing the rural
development and economy through the Millennium Challenge account and Program
for Food security and Development.
Ms Burmaa also
noted that "our farmers started to participate in the Agricultural Exhibitions
which held every year in the USA".
Then the sides
agreed to widen a program on Capacity Building for Fight against the Diseases
of Mongolian Livestock and to sell XacBank's stocks purchased from the revenue
of the US assistance program for Food Security and Development.
The Minister
said Mongolia has a lot to learn from the U.S. practice, technologies and
Know-how in agriculture and promised to give more significance to the two
countries' cooperation in this sphere.
Appraisal
of Anti-Corruption Actions Discussed
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) A meeting ran Wednesday at the State House to present results
of an appraisal of actions done in 2014 against corruption among organizations
that report their works to parliament and other organizations.
The Corruption
Combating Agency (CCA) gave the appraisal of some 124 organizations including Ministries,
agencies, state-run organizations and the bodies which give reports to
parliament.
At the meeting,
a head of the CCA’s section on corruption prevention and education B.Bat-Otgon
made a presentation about methods of giving anti-corruption appraisal over
state organizations. He underlined an importance of this appraisal in ensuring
the implementation of anti-corruption laws, encouraging the justice of state
servants, supporting the encouragement and initiatives of combating corruption,
determining and propagandizing the best experiences of state organizations.
A report of the
CCA’s appraisal was delivered by A.Zorigtbaatar, an expert from the “Best
solution” NGO. In addition, a head of the Monitoring Section at the
Parliamentary Office L.Enkhtuya delivered a report on a brief conclusion of the
2013-2014 actions against corruption in the bodies at parliament. The
participants exchanged views on the appraisal of activities against corruption
and various actions combating corruption.
Stock
Exchange News for February 4
By B. Khuder
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) At the Stock Exchange trades on Wednesday, a total of 33
thousand and 165 units of 18 JSCs were traded costing MNT 11 million 852
thousand and 945.00.
"Remikon”
/20 thousand and 100 units/, “Hermes center” /7,058 units/, “Merex” /2,700
units/, “Genco tour bureau” /1,071 units/ and "Khokh gan” /1,009 units/
were the most actively traded in terms of trading volume, in terms of trading
value were "Darkhan nekhii” (MNT four million 229 thousand and 400),
"Remikon” (MNT one million and 809 thousand), “Ereentsav” (MNT one million
and 660 thousand), “Hermes center” (MNT one million 017 thousand and 236) and
"Gutal” (MNT 773 thousand and 500).
The total
market capitalization was set at MNT one trillion 377 billion 489 million 498
thousand and 626. The Index of Top-20 JSCs was 14,223.05, decreasing 208.39
units or 1.44% against the previous day.
Nat'l
Oncology Center Holds World Cancer Day Event
By B.
Amarsaikhan
Ulaanbaatar,
February 4 (MONTSAME) The National Center for Oncology ran Tuesday an awareness-raising
event called "Cancer is not invincible" on the occasion of the World
Cancer Day, observed every February 4.
A ceremony also
ran for the opening of the Fifth National Anti-Cancer Campaign organized by the
center, Khan Bank and Mongolian National Public Radio and Television.
Statistics show
that three out of four cancer patients in Mongolia get diagnosed at the
critical level of their diseases, which makes various kinds of cancers become a
second most common cause of death. Mongolia has 4,200 people diagnosed with
cancer, three thous. die of cancer every year. The biggest portion of the
cancer cases--38 percent--is reported to be of liver cancer, others--of
stomach, cervix, lung, esophagus, breast and colon cancers. The oncologists
have noted that a greater number of liver cancers in Mongolia are caused by
alcoholism.
The National
Center for Oncology is working to implement the Third National Program on
Preventing Cancer in 2015-2020. The Strategies of earlier diagnosis of breast
and cervix cancer were commenced nationwide in 2012, the strategies on earlier
diagnosis of liver cancer are being implemented from this year onwards.
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