Mongolia Brief July 29, 2014 Part I
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to work at Mongolia’s Permanent Rep to UN
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) The cabinet meeting on Monday allowed L.Bold, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, to increase a number of the diplomats who work at
Mongolia’s Permanent Representative Office to the United Nations (UN).
Now that
Mongolia has begun chairing the United Nations Environment Assembly for
2014-2016, a need has increased to work closer with the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), the cabinet decided.
Mongolia
to have representative office at UNEP
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Environment and Green Development S.Oyun was
authorized at the cabinet meeting on Monday to appoint a representative of
Mongolia to the UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with a two-year period.
Moreover, the
Minister was allowed to set up an office at the Ministry of Environment with a
responsibility for supporting everyday works of Mongolia’s presidency of the
UNEP, and to appoint two staffers to work at this office.
Mongolia was
elected the president of the UN Environment Assembly during its first session
this June 23-27 in the UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
Main duties of
the UNEA president are to chair the UNEA sessions, to monitor implementation of
action programmes, finance and budgets approved for the period of 2014-2016, to
head and consult meetings of the UNEA’s bureaus, to regulate their dialogues
and connections, to regulate talks among regions and political groups with the
support of the UNEA Secretariat, to chair political and policy dialogues, and
to attend international meetings and consultations representing the UNEA.
Criteria
fixed to estimate risks of imported products
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) The cabinet meeting on Monday approved a list of imported
products that will be subject to the special inspection at state borders and be
classified in a risk rate based on concrete criteria.
The Deputy
Prime Minister D.Terbishdagva was ordered to adopt the list and implement it.
Thanks to this
procedure Mongolia will be able to ensure the products/foods imported, to
properly use the human resources, and to ease activities of external trade
businessmen.
Programme
to be implemented to save documentary cultural heritage
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) A programme on saving documentary cultural heritage was
approved by the cabinet during its regular meeting on Monday.
To be realized
in two phases as 2015-2017 and 2017-2022, the programme includes complex works
on creating a data of cultural documentary heritage and putting them into a
circulation of scientific works. Measures for saving, propagandizing and
restoring them are included in the programme as well.
Documentary
heritage of culture, which are stored in books, videos and audio, are
considered as important sources for scientific works because they contain the
national history, language, culture, traditions and custom.
Due to lack of
proper storage and facilities, the conditions of the documentary cultural
heritage are worsening. For example, 85 percent of three million rare and
rarest books, kept in the National Central Library, were more or less damaged,
as showed the 2008 state registration, also foreign experts warn that
a half of the books might get completely destroyed in 20-30 years, the same
fate is expecting books and documentary materials kept in the Institute of
Linguistics and Literature at the Academy of Sciences.
Preparation
for winter considered
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) The cabinet issued Monday a governmental resolution on
measures for the 2014-2015 winter preparation in agricultural sector.
The Minister of
Agriculture and Industry Sh.Tuvdendorj, a Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and governors of
all aimags were obliged to work out a plan on preventing damages caused by
possible natural disasters and weather difficulties and to put control over the
plan’s implementation.
Orders were
also given to the Minister of Road and Transportation to keep countryside
off-roads open in winter and spring and to ensure human and technical resources.
Other tasks were given to the Minister of Agriculture and to a head of the
General Agency for Specialized Inspection.
The
governmental resolution also reflects obligations--to improve a supply of
fodder-making techniques and facilities, to form emergency reserves of fodder
and hay in every city and soum, to repair livestock fences and water spots, to
prepare fuels and winter clothes, to take measures for preventing damages of
natural disasters, and others.
Mongolian
National Chamber of Commerce and Industry made an announcement as Dollar
skyrockets
July 29
(Mongolian Economy) Currently, USD 1 is equivalent to MNT 1850. Governors
promised to hold the currency rate at lower levels, but so far there has been
no outcome. Due to high depreciation, the rate is creating a large impact on
the Mongolian economy and on people’s lives. Mongolian National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry made an announcement indicating that thousands of
entities that are registered with the chamber are beginning to close their
doors as prices sky rocket.
The government
and Mongol Bank claim that the currency rate is flexible, and that it will
adjust naturally if left alone. However, others argue that it cannot be stopped
if nothing is done. Thus attributed indirect factors that can influence the
current state of the tugrug are adding more pressure on companies, clearly
showing that leaving the currency rate alone is not working out.
Prices are
rising and many Mongolian citizens cannot afford their necessities. Many of
these people are expressing their anger, hoping to end Naadam celebrations as
money is becoming a tight issue. The chamber and businesspeople are asking
authorities to take policy measures in order to help the currency rate to fall
back to more practical ranges. They also want parliament members and
businesspeople to participate in the Financial Stability Council initiated by
the Speaker of Parliament.
"Tarbosaurus
Bataar" Postal Stamp Released
July 28
(infomongolia.com) The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Mongolia
partnering with the "Mongol Post" (Mongol Shuudan) State-owned JSC
had jointly released the brand new postal stamp "Tarbosaurus Bataar"
and both organizations officially introduced the new postal product to the
Central Dinosaur Museum on July 24th, 2014.
During the
ceremony of introduction on new postal stamp "Tarbosaurus Bataar",
the Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ts.Oyungerel noted "After the
rare findings of the Tarbosaurus Bataar skeleton, the noticeable sculpture
artworks and fine-art paintings have been delivered; and this time, the new
postal stamp was also released with great efforts from the "Mongol
Shuudan" State-owned JSC. This remarkable event will surely contribute to
protect our cultural heritages as well as to provide value-added cultural and
economic impact to Mongolia".
The original
painting of the “Tarbosaurus Bataar” postal stamp was drawn by the painter
Ch.Bat-Erdene and graphically designed by J.Gankhuyag. The Central Post Office
is commercializing to sell the stamp with size-based pricing of 200 to 800 MNT
(Tugrug) through its’ daily operation.
Previously, the
Central Dinosaur Museum had also released the Painting Books and the Story
Books for Children in which described the overall processes of carrying up the
skeleton of the T-Bataar from United States to Mongolia which later on led to build
the museum specially dedicated to the Mongolian dinosaurs so called “The
Central Dinosaur Museum” in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia.
Related:
Tarbosaurus bataar postage
stamp is available at Central Post Office – news.mn, July 29
Cabinet
meeting in brief
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) At a regular cabinet meeting on Monday, the Deputy Premier
D.Terbishdagva introduced to the gathered a report on marking the National
Great Festival--Naadam, dedicated to the 2223rd anniversary of the first
Mongolian Statehood--the Hun Empire, the 808th anniversary of the Great
Mongol Empire and the 93rd anniversary of the People’s Revolution of Mongolia.
- The cabinet
summarized results of the official visits of the chairman of Turkey’s National
Assembly Cemil Cicek and Latvia’s President Andris Berzins, and obliged the FM
L.Bold to submit the issues to the National Security Council (NSC).
- The cabinet
considered as necessity to approve a plan of measures to be taken for realizing
proposals put by rural people during a tour of the Premier to Dornod aimag.
- The cabinet
approved results of the first meeting of the Mongolia-Poland intergovernmental
commission held July 24 in Ulaanbaatar. Orders were given to O.Chuluunbat, the
Vice Minister of Economic Development and head of the intergovernmental
commission's Mongolian side, to adopt a plan of measures in line of the meeting
and to monitor its implementation.
- A decision
was made to allot additional financing of MNT 1.9 billion from the Development
Bank of Mongolia for completing a construction of a paved-road between
Ondorkhaan and Choibalsan.
Foundation
for SME reports at “Hours of great construction” meeting
Ulaanbaatar,
July 29 (MONTSAME) The government is about to give financing of 19.5 billion
Togrog to 37 enterprises, said B.Battuvshin, a director of the Foundation for
Developing Small- and Middle-sized Enterprisers (FDSME) at the “Hours of great
construction” weekly meeting on Monday.
This decision
has been made after placing 100 billion togrog in the foundation in order to finance
export-oriented and import-substitution projects that request loans of below 2
billion togrog. These projects have been chosen, in their turn, from 888
selected by the government.
About 600
projects have asked the government to get financing of up to two billion
Togrog, he said, adding these projects' authors must promptly send applications
to relevant commercial banks. It is also possible to render a support to those
enterprises who cannot receive the loans due to the lack of pledge capital,
said Ch.Tsaschikher, a head of the FDSME’s financial section.
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