STATE HEAD BANS CABINET'S WORK ON NUCLEAR WASTE

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ President Ts.Elbegdorj banned the cabinet from dealing with nuclear waste issues on Tuesday. His decree and directives for the cabinet were released the same day prohibiting it from cooperating on behalf of Mongolia with any countries or international organizations, making agreements and contracts, holding talks and creating documents without a decision of the National Security Council (NSC). Such a ban is based on the Constitution, laws on President and on the National Security Council (NSC). The directives concern maintaining related laws about prohibiting of keeping nuclear waste, importing it for burying, transporting through territories of Mongolia. Having received the decree, the PM S.Batbold has signed it.

B.Khuder