Anti-nuclear-waste demonstration in Ulaanbaatar

An anti-nuclear-waste rally will be held in Ulaanbaatar on Friday. Organizers say they are opposed to any efforts to store nuclear waste in Mongolia. Groups participating in the rally include the Green Coalition, Freedom Observer Party, People’s Union to Require Promise, Gal Undesten Union, and the Khamag Mongol Movement. Another demonstration is planned for Sunday. The rallies are timed to coincide with the visit of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is coming to Mongolia on Monday. Friday’s rally, entitled “Mongolian youth educational day against nuclear waste,” is scheduled for 15:00 in Shukhbaatar Square.