Mongolia Brief March 18, 2014
Deputy
Speaker Visits China
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)The Chairman of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) and
parliament Deputy Speaker M.Enkhbold began his official visit to China on
Monday.
The visit aims
at leveled-up traditional relationship and updated cooperation between the MPP
and the Communist Party of China (CPC), both are the oldest political forces in
Asia: the MPP "was born" on March 1 of 1921, the CPC--on July 1 the
same year.
Mr Enkhbold
will also visit the Guangzhou Economic and Technical Development Zone to see
its social and economic developments, will meet leaders of the CPC to talk
about relationship between the two parties and the two countries.
The delegation
includes party leading members O.Sodbileg, D.Sarangerel, D.Lundeejantsan and
B.Choijilsuren.
“Hours
of Construction” Weekly Meeting Runs
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city E.Bat-Uul gave a report about
works to be done this year, at the "Hours of great construction"
weekly meeting on Monday.
Beginning his
report, the Mayor said a programme on developing the UB city's ger areas and
investment will launch this year. This programme will be co-implemented by the
Asian Development Bank within ten years in three phases. In the first one, 16.6
billion togrog worth works will start to erect sub-centers near
Bayankhoshuu and Selbe River.
The ger areas
re-development will be done with a participation of the private sector. The
work will cover 970 hectares areas in 12 places in the city’s five districts in
the first turn, Bat-Uul said. Apart from it, 15 thousand 309 hectares at 52
locations will be owned by people for family use, and cadastre, partial
planning and ownership works will begin soon, he said.
The Mayor also
reported that a foundation will be created to support small-sized business,
small- and middle-sized productions. Some 15.2 billion togrogs have been
budgeted, and a related rule is being worked out. About 100 million togrog is
expected to be allocated to each khoroo (smallest administrative unit in UB),
the Mayor said.
As for the road
works, 36 projects and measures will be implemented this year to improve the
auto road network. About 20 km roads were repaired and expanded in the city
last year, and 55-km roads will be expanded in 2014. Over 44-km new roads and
footbridges will be constructed under a financing of MNT 74 billion, the Mayor
said.
Then he spoke
about a programme on creating metro in the UB city and the “Smart UB” programme
that will provide people with an access to necessary information from their
home.
Premier
Visits University of Defense
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)On occasions of the 93rd anniversary of the Mongolian Armed
Forces and Day of Mongolian Servicemen, the Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag Monday
legged the University of Defense.
The Premier got
acquainted with activities of the university, then held a meeting with cadets
and teachers to talk about patriotism, national pride, present times' Mongolian
youths, goals and purposes of life and the Internet usage.
With 300
officer-teachers and 4,000 cadets, this University is the largest educational
organization that prepares military staffers for the Mongolian Armed
Forces and defense.
Finance
Minister visits South Korea
March 18
(news.mn) Mongolian government officials lead by the Finance Minister,
Ch.Ulaan, are visiting South Korea`s Strategy and Finance Ministry and the
National Tax Service on March 17th to 19th.
For the visit
to South Korea by Finance Minister Ch.Ulaan individual talks were arranged with
South Korea`s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Strategy and Finance, Hyun
Oh-seok, and the head of South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS), Kim Duk-joong.
The parties exchanged opinions on sharing experiences of e-tax services,
taxation management and sustainable mechanism of bilateral cooperation between
the Ministries.
Mining
Minister Meets Rosneft President
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)The Minister of Mining D.Gankhuyag Monday received a visiting
delegation led by Mr Igor Sechin, the Rosneft president and chairman of the
management board.
The Minister
thanked the Russian Rosneft company for providing Mongolia with oil products
for many years and noted that a regular meeting of the intergovernmental
commission ran last year considered a matter on supplying up to 1.0 million
tons of oil products to Mongolia a year. He also hoped that the railway
transportation of crude oil from Russia to China through the Mongolian
territory will be restored.
The Minister
also thanked the company for studying opportunities to supply raw material to
oil refineries which will be erected in Mongolia, in accordance with an
internationally-used principle of exchange among three nations.
MrGankhuyag
touched upon an issue of constructing a natural gas pipe through the Mongolian
territory, and then noted it is urgent to establish a joint company to exploit
the "Asgat" silver deposit and to intensify works of technological
tests and selection. A decision to put this mineral deposit into an economic
circulation was made at the intergovernmental commission.
The Minister
pointed out that Mongolia’s government had made a decision to merge all
state-owned entities, engaged in the mining field, into the state-run “Erdenes
MGL” LLC, so the Mongolia-owned shares of the “Erdenet” Mining Corporation will
be transferred to the “Erdenes MGL” LLC.
In response,
MrSechin said the Mongolia-Russia traditional, friendly and brotherhood
relations have been brought into a new volume, and said his company can
collaborate in the biggest strategic projects, maintaining mutually-beneficial
principles.
He said the
company is ready to realize a project on supplying oil to Mongolia by pipe
under a long-term contract because it is expensive to transport oil by
railways.
It is urgent to
share necessary information and to scrutinize this matter, the sides noted and
expressed a mutual readiness to collaborate in the oil sector.
Vice
FM Receives Russian Khalimag Delegates
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) The Vice Foreign Affairs Minister D.Gankhuyag received
delegation of the National Khural of Khalimag Republic of the Russian
Federation on Monday.
The sides
exchanged views on the present level of cooperation and ties between Mongolia
and Khalimag and talked about the ways of intensifying the ties in cultural and
humanity sphere.
Flowers
laid on Sukhbaatars statue
March 18
(news.mn) To mark the Mongolian Soldiers" Day, the 93th anniversary of
Mongolian Armed Forces, high ranking officials from the Ministry of Defense
Mongolia and the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces showed great
respect to the statue of Sukhbaatar, the hero of the Mongolian revolution, by
laying flowers on the statue today, March 18th.
During the
ceremony the Minister of Defense of Mongolia, D.Bat-Erdene, Vice-Minister of
Defense and senior officials of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces
were present. Senior officials of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed
Forces also showed respect to the heroes J.Lhagvasuren and L.Dandar who gave
their lives for Mongolia`s independence and sovereignty.
Due to
Mongolian Soldier`s Day, the Ministry of Defense held a ceremonial meeting of
all officers, first sergeants, sergeants and soldiers of the General Staff of
the Mongolian Armed Forces on March 17th.
Related:
Wreaths
Lain at Sukhbaatar Monument – Montsame,
March 18
Mongolia-Cuba
Consultative Meeting Held
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) The second consultative meeting between the Ministries of
Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and Cuba ran Monday in Ulaanbaatar.
The meeting was
co-chaired by D.Gankhuyag, Mongolia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and by
Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, the director of Cuba’s Foreign Ministry Department
of Asia-Pacific Affairs.
The parties
confirmed that they intend to strengthen the bilateral traditional and friendly
relations, to activate the cooperation in the education and sport sectors, and
to develop the ties in the agriculture and health spheres. The countries also
agreed to support each other on the multilateral cooperation platform.
Within his
visit to Mongolia, Mr Ramos plans to meet with A.Bakei MP, a member of the
Mongolia-Cuba Friendship Group at parliament; L.Tumenjargal, the Vice Minister
of Culture, Sport and Tourism; and authorities of the Ministry of Health and
General Prosecutor Office.
Minister
Meets with S.Korean Counterpart
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)In frames of working visit to the South Korea on March 17-19,
the Minister of Finance Ch.Ulaan Monday met with his counterpart Mr Hyun
Oh-seok.
The sides
exchanged opinions on the matters such as studying the S.Korean experience in
tax management and E-operation system, and ways of setting up a cooperation
mechanism between the two ministries.
Present at the
meeting was also Mr Kim Duk-joong, the commissioner of the National Tax Service
/NTS/.
Visa
free travel to Poland and Turkey
March 18
(news.mn) Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports in Mongolia and Poland
are now able to travel to each other’s countries without a visa. The signing of
the “Agreement of Visa free requirements for Diplomatic and Official passport
holders between the Government of Mongolia and Poland” was signed on June 29th,
2011 to be effective from April 4th, 2014, allows travel for up to 90 days
within a period of 180 days.
Misunderstandings
had arisen from the use of the term “official passport” in the implementation
of the previous “Agreement of Visa free requirements for Diplomatic and
Official passport holders between the Government of Mongolia and Poland”. An
official passport is translated into English as a “service passport”, which
meant that some official passport holders faced misunderstandings at Polish
Customs. So both sides decided to review the Agreement to fix the confusing
terminology.
In addition,
“the intergovernmental agreement between Turkey and Mongolia on the mutual
exemption of visas” was signed on October 10th, 2013 in Ankara. The agreement
came into effect on April 11th. Nationals of each country can now travel for up
to 30 days within a period of 180 days without a visa under the visa-free
term.
Related:
Mongolians
to Visit Poland and Turkey without Visas – Montsame, March 18
Central
Bank and ADBto Implement Payment SystemModernization Project in Mongolia
March 18
(infomongolia.com) On March 14, 2014, Minister of Economic Development
N.Batbayar and AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) Country Director Robert
Schoellhammer have signed a 20million USD Loan Agreement on Payment System
Modernization Project inMongolia.
In 2012, the
Government of Mongolia applied for a loan in order to improve thepayment system
and following the review in December 2012, the ADB Boardapproved the Loan on
November 26, 2013.
The Project
will be carried out by the Central Bank of Mongolia for the period of twoyears
and the Government will allocate additional 2.5 million USD as investment.
The Project is
proposed to:
1.
Strengthening the interbank payment system infrastructure for all interbank
payments and transactions of other serviceproviders in compliance with the
Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures;
2.
Strengthening the interbank payment system infrastructure for all interbank
payments and transactions of other serviceproviders in compliance with the
Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures;
3. Providing
technical support to develop capacity of project implementation unit and system
participants and to increase newservices’ utilization;
4. Enhancing
requisite legal and regulatory framework enabling interoperability, branchless
banking, and secure mobilefinancial services, while ensuring consumer
protection and preventing money laundering, financing of terrorism and
systemicsettlement failure.
The Project is
expected to be completed by December 31, 2016.
According to
Agreement, Mongolia will pay a commitment charge of 0.15% per annum and Loan
has a principal repaymentperiod of 15 years. Interest and other charges on the
Loan shall be payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15 ineach year
between 2019 and 2033.
Hunnu
Air Plans to Open Direct Flight between Novosibirsk and Ulaanbaatar
March 18
(infomongolia.com)According to Komsomolskaya Pravda press release from March
17, 2014, Mongolia’sHunnu Air is pledging to open a new route from Novosibirsk
Tolmachevo Airport toChinggisKhaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia.
However, the
direct flight launching issue is not resolved yet and under discussion,but
parties negotiated during the Routes Asia 2014, the largest route
developmentforum for the entire Asia region held in Kuching, Malaysia on March
09-11, 2014.
Further the
source said, the direct flight between Ulaanbaatar and Novosibirsk doesnot
exist and in order to reach the capital city of Mongolia, Russian travelers had
totake a flight with two stops in Russia and China about 24 hours that
costapproximately 25,000 RUB or 683 USD and Novosibirsk authorities deem the
new route would be more cost-effective and openfurther destinations to Beijing
and Dubai.
Russia
Ready to Implement Long-Term Contract onSupplying Oil Products via Pipeline to
Mongolia, SaysRosneft President Igor Sechin
March 18 (infomongolia.com)
On March 17, 2014, Russian delegation led by the President and Chairman of
theManagement Board of Rosneft Company, Igor IvanovichSechin has conducted
athree-hour working visit to Mongolia and during the stay in Ulaanbaatar,
PresidentI.Sechin met with President Ts.Elbegdorj, Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag
and MiningMinister D.Gankhuyag respectively.
During the
meeting with President of Rosneft, Mining Minister D.Gankhuyagexpressed his
appreciation to the Russian side for supplying oil products to Mongoliafor many
years and mentioned that the Government of Russia agreed to providepetroleum up
to one million ton per year during the XVII IntergovernmentalCommittee meeting
held in Moscow last November. Minister also underlined that acertain part of
transit transport of crude oil from Russia to China via Mongolian territory
would be restored.
Moreover,
Minister thanked Russian delegation for studying to supply with crude oil to
Mongolia’s first oil refinery plant inDarkhan under three-part exchange program
being experienced today on international market. In addition, he said
anopportunity to link natural gas pipe via Mongolian territory is still open.
Minister
D.Gankhuyag further noted to accelerate the process of establishing an
independent joint venture to utilize the Asgatsilver deposit and in the first
phase it is needed to run experimental works and select appropriate technology.
Also, heacknowledged that Mongolian representatives of the Russia-Mongolia
joint venture of "Erdenet" Mining Corporation will beadministered by
“Erdenes MGL” company. The Government of Mongolia resolved to adhere a general
policy to unite all state-ownedenterprises running activities in the field of
mining under “Erdenes MGL” authorization that aims to improve corporategovernance
and independent professional guidance.
In response,
President I.Sechin said the friendly brotherhood relations have been entering
into a new level of partnership andemphasized the full potentiality of
collaboration in some strategically important projects under the terms of
mutual beneficial andmutual respect principles. Also, he mentioned the
Rosneft’s oil reserves and crude oil unit cost is recorded as low as comparedto
other countries.
Moreover,
President I.Sechin noted the railway oil transportation expenses from Russia to
Mongolia are estimated high cost,thus the Government of Russia is ready to
implement a long-term contract on supplying oil products via pipeline and in
order torealize this issue parties should study and exchange information, and
Russia’s willingness to partner with Mongolia in oilsector.
During meeting
with President Ts.Elbegdorj and Premier N.Altankhuyag, parties exchanged the
possibility of increasing thesupply of products from "Rosneft" and as
one of the possible areas of cooperation discussed was the delivery of
packedbitumen production as well as the development of new logistics solutions.
Largest
Zinc-Lead Enrichment Plant in Western Region ofMongolia Now Operational
March 18
(infomongolia.com) On March 10-12, 2014, Mining Minister D.Gankhuyag attended
in the openingceremony of Dulaankhar zinc-lead enrichment plant in
Bayan-UlgiiAimag, thewestern region’s largest and most advanced manufacturing
facility plant.
According to
feasibility studies, the Dulaankhar zinc and lead mine located in theterritory
of Nogoonnuur Sum of the Aimag was developed to use for a period of 16years and
within the term, it expects to concentrate a total of 9,843.3 thousand tons
ofore, of which 128.06 thousand tons of lead, 456.81 thousand tons of zinc, and
0.083tons of silver respectively.
At the opening
ceremony, MP A.Bakei, representatives of China Embassy toMongolia, Altai
province of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Bayan-UlgiiAimag and China’s Chi
Hua Group’sYushengming LLC were present.
During the
working visit, Mining Minister also got familiarized with Asgat Silver Deposit,
the site was negotiated to realize intoeconomic circulation during the XVII
Intergovernmental Committee between the Governments of the Russian Federation
andMongolia in November 2013, and currently parties working on establishing a
joint company, where Mongolia to own 51% andRussian side the rest of 49%.
Student-Soldier"
Program begins from April
March 18
(news.mn) An opening ceremony for the new "Student-Soldier" Program,
which was approved by the Government of Mongolia on February 14th, based on the
Presidential Decree 92, was held at the National University of Mongolia on
Monday. The "Student-Soldier" program will allow students to serve in
the army during their summer vacation.
According to
the Presidential Decree students who want to serve in the army will be granted
their bachelor diploma along with a Military service member certificate and
will be able to get a job in the state services. The
"Student-Soldier" program will be effective nationwide from April 1st
in the second quarter of 2014. The Minister of Defense and Minister of
Education and Science issued a joint order to launch the program according to a
Presidential Decree.
At the opening
ceremony for the "Student-Soldier" program, the Chair of the
Mongolian President"s office P.Tsagaan, Minister of Education and Science
L.Gantumur, Defense Minister D.Bat-Erdene and the Chair of the Union of the
Mongolian Student"sKh.Batsaikhan were present to express gratitude to
participants on behalf of over 175,000 students.
Related:
"Student-Soldier"
Programme Launches – Montsame,
March 18
Livestock
Protection Fund Established
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)The City's Livestock Protection Fund has been founded under a
resolution issued by E.Bat-Uul, the City Mayor.
This is a part
of action plan of the City Mayor for 2012-2016 to supply 80 percent of the
city's needs in milk with the domestic production.
The Deputy
Mayor for Ecology and Green development matters T.Bat-Erdene has been appointed
the head of the fund.
The fund will
realize aims, reflected in the livestock national programs, develop and support
an intensified livestock farming, run researches, and determine pastures
capacity.
Mongolia
Annually Consumes Ten Thousand Ton of Sweets
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)In the first two months of 2014, the nation imported 687.5
ton of confectionery products, says the Customs General Authority.
The total price
of the imported sweets stood at 1.7 million USD. Last year, the country
imported about 4.5 thousand ton of confections with a total price of 10.3
million USD, which consisted a nearly half of the annual domestic need.
Mongolia’s
first confectionery factory TalkhChikher produces five thousand ton of sweet
annually. It supplies four types of candies to the domestic market, while
AtarOrgoo Co produces three brands of sweets.
Symphonic
Orchestral Music Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME)To celebrate the 90th anniversary of establishment of
symphonic orchestral music in Mongolia, a "Memory Pop Opera" group is
to stage a concert on March 20.
It will feature
soloists of the State Opera Theater O.Uynaga, E.Amartuvshin, E.Ankhbayar and
Ts.Aryuna who will sing masterpieces of well-known Italian composers.
The
"Memory Pop Opera" group was founded within the State Opera and
Ballet Theater in 2014, at an initiative of a solo-performing musician of the
theater L.Monkhtsetseg. Since then, the group has been expanding with new
members and new repertoire, including Mongolian and world-known classic pieces
to reach 34 members today.
Museum
Spares Hall for Military Hospital History
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) The Mongolian Military Museum Monday opened a new hall to
display a history of the Mongolian military hospital, on the occasion of the
Soldiers' Day and 93rd anniversary of Mongolian Armed Forces.
The hall shows
photos depicting hospital assistance during wars and designs of the hospitals
buildings, medical instruments and historical documents of that
time.
Military
Museum Becomes First with Braille
Ulaanbaatar, March
18(MONTSAME)The Mongolian Military Museum has become the first one to offer
Braille explanations for persons with eye-sight problem.
On Saturday, a
training themed “Travelling through warrior history” ran at the museum together
with school for visually impaired children of the UB city. A cooperation
agreement was signed by Colonel G.Zolzaya, a director of the museum, and
S.Enkhtuya, the school director. The museum administration gave to the school
Braille introductions and explanations of halls and selected exhibits,
handbooks, audio versions.
Present at the
event were Colonel D.Monkh-Ochir, a director of Management department of Public
administration of the Ministry of Defense, N.Batdulam, a head of Development
department for persons with eye-sight problem of the Ministry of Population
Development and Social Welfare and others.
"Ethnosphere"
Project to Run
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) Art project themed as such is to run in cultural sphere of
Mongolia.
This project is
expected to start next month with participation of the Ministry of Culture,
Sport and Tourism, Arts Council of Mongolia, professional composers, musicians,
fashion designers and painters, who will create complex artwork at professional
level.
The
USA-headquartered “Universal Music Mastering” studio, a part of the Universal
Music Group family, will work with our side during this project.
The ethnosphere
is the sum total of the world's cultures, it refers to both the accumulation of
living cultures and the ancient lineages from which they evolved.
Hong
Kong Hosts Mongolian Days
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) Mongolian week events kicked off in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
This series of
events aim at promotion of Mongolian folk art and nomadic culture, as well as
the tourist flows to the country.
The weekly
events include a promotion activity for "Genghis Khan and the Mongol
Empire" book co-published by Asia Society organization and Smithsonian
Institution, an interview with Mr Carl Robinson, an author of "Mongolia:
Nomad Empire of the Eternal Blue Sky", a presentation of Mongolia for
students and teachers of Hong Kong International School, a seminar on khoomei--a
unique throat singing, and art performances.
Khosogton, a
Mongolian ethnic-ballad group, is also planning to stage a "Mongolian
week" concert during this Week.
The organizers
of the action are World’ Mongolian Cultural Association and Hong-Kong-based
organizations such as Asia Society, Royal Geographical Society and Odyssey
Publications, in partnership with Mongolia’s Consulates-Generals in Hong Kong
and Macao.
Hakuho,
Harumafuji Remain Deadlocked on Day 9
Ulaanbaatar,
March 18(MONTSAME) Mongolia's Hakuho and Harumafuji matched each other with
nine consecutive wins to stay tied for the lead on March 17 at the Spring Grand
Sumo Tournament in Osaka, and sekiwakeGoeido gave rising star Endo a taste of
the dirt in a fiery bout, reported asahi.com website, same day.
YokozunaHakuho,
the defending champion, took out sekiwakeTochiozan (4-5) with a pair of thrusts
at the face-off followed by a forward drive that even without a good belt hold
was enough to force his prey over the edge.
Harumafuji, the
junior yokozuna, drove sekiwakeKotooshu into retreat, pulled back as the
Bulgarian tried to recover and sent him flying into the dirt as he flailed at
thin air. The yokozuna was never in trouble and showed his characteristic speed
and wits in garnering the win. Kotooshu hasn't been much of a factor against
anyone this tournament, however, so the outcome was fairly predictable.
The former ozeki stands at a disappointing 1-8 record, and is likely to take a status hit the next time out.
The former ozeki stands at a disappointing 1-8 record, and is likely to take a status hit the next time out.
One loss back,
Mongolian ozekiKakuryu used a confident grappling strategy against No. 3
maegashiraTakayasu, and when that failed to do the trick, switched smartly to a
leg sweep and a pull on the belt to send his opponent off balance. All that
Kakuryu needed to do to finish the match was add a good push, which he did
quite deftly.
Kakuryu is
still looking good, but he doesn't quite seem to be faring well enough to stand
out and take charge. He could win promotion to yokozuna if his compatriots melt
down, but he also may have to add on a little more pizzazz to really grab the
attention of the sumo association's leaders.
Kotoshogiku put
up a tough fight against fellow ozekiKisenosato, despite his injured right
shoulder. The two settled right off into a grappling mode, with Kisenosato
working strongly on Kotoshogiku's weak side. Kotoshogiku dug in and tried to
fight his way back from a lower position, but in the end did not have the
stamina or power to ward Kisenosato off.
The result puts
Kisenosato at a very respectable 7-2, and drops Kotoshogiku to 5-4. In his
weakened condition, Kotoshogiku will probably be satisfied just to close out
with eight wins overall.
SekiwakeGoeido
totally demolished top maegashira Endo. Clearly expecting a tough fight from
the up-and-coming Endo, Goeido came out with both guns blaring, pounding Endo
with heavy thrusts, whipping him off balance as he maneuvered to the side and
battering him over the edge and into the spectator seats.
The bout was a
great show of determination from Goeido, who obviously saw it as an opportunity
to prove that he is still the higher-ranked and more experienced wrestler of
the two, though Endo has been getting a lot of attention as a future superstar.
The loss was Endo's fifth, but he has also marked a great first competition
against the best of the best, claiming Kisenosato and Kotooshu as victims along
the way.
KomusubiToyonoshima
(4-5) thrust hard but got turned around as he tried to evade and regroup,
allowing top maegashiraTamawashi (2-7) to chase him out from behind.
KomusubiShohozan thrust out No. 2 maegashiraOkinoumi for his fourth win.
Okinoumi is sagging toward demotion with a listless 2-7 performance.
Mongolian
Hockey Team Achieved Its First Win
March 18
(infomongolia.com) Mongolian hockey team has been participating in the 2014
Challenge Cup of Asiaorganized in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on March
15-22, 2014. This is theseventh edition organized annually by International Ice
Hockey Federation (IIHF)since 2008.
On the first
day of the Challenge, March 16, Mongolia played against last year’schampion,
the team of Chinese Taipei, but lost by a score of 3:10 and yesterdayachieved
its first winning over the team of Hong Kong by 9:2.
On March 19,
Mongolian team is scheduled to have a match with Kuwait, the teamhad been
facing losses to the United Arab Emirates (1:5) and Chinese Taipei (1:16)last
days.
At the 2014
Challenge Cup of Asia, six teams of Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Mongolia,
Kuwait, Thailand and the United ArabEmirates are competing in Round-Robin
system.
Related:
Mongolian
Hockey Team Bags First Win – Montsame,
March 18
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