Mongolia Brief May 6, 2014
Independent
MPs Submit Bill to Amend Constitution
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Independent MPs -S.Ganbaatar, Ts.Davaasuren and
Kh.Bolorchuluun-, along with G.Uyanga MP submitted a draft bill to amend the
Constitution to the Government’s Cabinet on Monday.
The amendments
are expected to cohere up with a proposed change in the law on the Government
that failed at a parliament final voting a few days ago. That draft bill
amending the law on the Government (Cabinet) was to prohibit simultaneous
holding of offices in the cabinet and the parliament in order to support
separation of powers. Submitted by the President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj, the
draft bill was foreseeing resignation of nearly two third of current ministers
in the Cabinet who simultaneously hold offices in the State Great Khural
(parliament). During that voting, independent MPs Ts.Davaasuren and
Kh.Bolorchuluun did not support the draft bill, suggesting making relevant
amendments into the Constitution of Mongolia to avoid a conflict in legislation,
ahead of choosing classic principles of governance.
This time, the
independent MPs are proposing to amend seven articles that were added to the
Constitution in 2000, including that one stating ‘a member of parliament shall
not hold an office except for an office of a Prime Minister and a Government
member’. The Constitutional Court proved in 2000 the above article breaches
relevant laws, but it has still been in force.
Today, there
are 16 ministries in Mongolia, where 14 ministers hold dual offices of a minister
and a member of parliament. Added to these ministers, the Prime Minister, the
Deputy Prime Minister and the Cabinet Minister hold offices of parliament
members the same time.
‘Remote
Control’ to Be Seen at International Film Festivals
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) A Mongolian film ‘Remote Control’ by S.Byamba was included in
the program of Belgium’s ‘Moovee’ international film festival that ran from
April 27 to May 4.
Last October,
the Mongolian-German co-production ‘Remote Control’ shared a top prize with
South Korean film ‘Pascha’ at the 18th edition of the Busan International Film
Festival. Since then, the film has been invited to many prestigious
international festivals, including this ‘Moovee’ film festival that intends to
present the best films from Asia, Africa and Latin America to Belgian
moviegoers.
‘Remote
Control’ was screened in the official selection – competition section of the
festival, along with the world best films such as Rotterdam Tiger Award winner
‘Han Gong-ju’ by Korean Lee Su-jin, Berlin Silver Bear winner ‘Blind Massage’
by Chinese-French Lou Ye, and Istanbul Best Turkish Film Award winner ‘I am not
Him’ by Turkish Tayfun Pirselimoglu.
After Moovee,
‘Remote Control’ has been invited to international film festivals of Seattle
(May 15 – June 8), Munich (June 27 – July 5), London (October 8 - 19) and
Warsaw (October 10 - 19).
The film revolves
around Tsogoo (Enkhtaivan Bassandorj), a young man hailing from a broken rural
family -- alcoholic father, cold stepmother, a crooked elder brother who has
long bolted to the city -- whose regular milk-selling trips to capital
Ulaanbaatar has opened his eyes to a life (possibly) less ordinary. After one
bust-up too many with his parents, he leaves for the city and camps atop an
apartment block where he surveys everything below and begins to dream of
leading the lives he sees.
Stanislav
Chepurny Promoted as Ambassador of Belarus to Mongolia
May 6
(infomongolia.com) On May 02, 2014, President of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko issued a decision to appoint Mr. Stanislav
Vladimirovich Chepurny as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the Republic of Belarus to Mongolia.
According to
newly promoted Ambassador Stanislav Chepurny, “For the past three years, the
trade and economic relations between the two countries have been developing
rapidly. Mongolia is interested in deliveries of Belarusian equipment, most
notably dump trucks, agricultural and passenger vehicles, many industrial
products, some foodstuffs. A number of joint projects, particularly the ones to
set up joint ventures especially in the field of mechanical engineering and
agriculture are in the pipeline. There is also a common interest in developing
cooperation in the scientific, technical, logistic, agricultural and
educational fields. Thus, the areas of cooperation are very diverse. The
Belarusian Embassy which is soon to open in Mongolia will provide a practical
content, and will work on further expansion of bilateral relations”, reports
Belarusian Telegraph Agency.
When talking to
reporters, Stanislav Chepurny noted that as part of the effort to develop
cooperation with the Asia countries, Belarus views its bilateral relations with
Mongolia as very important since the Mongolian economy is one of the fastest
growing in the world.
The Republic of
Belarus and Mongolia have established the diplomatic relations on January 24,
1992.
Joint
Statement for Promotion of Nuclear-Weapons Free Zone in Northeast Asia Issued
May 6
(infomongolia.com) The Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of
the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is
holding its third session at the United Nations Office in New York from April
28 to May 09, 2014.
The 2014 NPT
Preparatory Committee NGO Forum was held on the theme “Time for Action to
Establish a Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone” at UN Headquarters in New York
on April 30, 2014.
The meeting was
organized in accordance with UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters’
recommendation and Mongolian President’s proposal on launching the to work, on
an unofficial basis, with the countries of the region to see if and how a NWFZ could
be established in Northeast Asia.
The forum
issued a JOINT STATEMENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF A NUCLEAR-WEAPONS FREE ZONE IN
NORTHEAST ASIA that says:
A new
environment for moving forward the denuclearization of Northeast Asia is now
emerging. In July 2013, the report of the UN Secretary General on the work of
the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters made a recommendation that “the
Secretary-General consider appropriate action for the establishment of a
nuclear-weapon-free zone in North-East Asia.” Also at the Highlevel Meeting on
Nuclear Disarmament in September 2013, President of Mongolia Mr. Tsakhia
ELBEGDORJ announced the country's readiness to work, on an unofficial basis,
with the countries of the region to see if and how a NWFZ could be established
in Northeast Asia.
Meanwhile, the
possible consequences of detonation of nuclear weapons show their inhumanity
that can threaten the very survival of the human species. Hence the two thirds
of UN member states have supported the General Assembly resolution to that
effect that had been adopted in October 2013. Japan, a country which had
experienced the horrors of the atomic bombings during wartime, also supported
the resolution.
Since 2003, a
group of like-minded NGOs from Japan, the ROK and Mongolia have convened
various meetings on the issue of a NEA-NWFZ in the belief that a NEA-NWFZ could
greatly contribute to achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world. The voice of the civil
society, the local authorities, the religious community and members of parliamentarian
that call for establishing a NEANWFZ are increasing the region. Thus 543 mayors
in Japan have signed on to a statement in support of establishing a NEANWFZ.
Bearing the
above in mind, the NGOs from Japan, the ROK, Mongolia and their supporters have
organized an NGO forum entitled “Time for Action to Establish a Northeast Asia
Nuclear Weapon Free Zone” on the margins of the 3rd NPT Preparatory Committee
meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York on 30 April 2014 so as to directly
convey their strong conviction for the need to start to discussing the
possibility of establishing a NEA-NWFZ. The forum heard reports and views of
diverse representatives of Northeast Asia, including experts, local
authorities, religious leaders, parliamentarians and citizens' peace organizations,
and agreed on a comprehensive approach to the issue that should include
shifting from the current Korean War armistice agreement to a peace regime on
the Korean Peninsula.
In order to
realize a world free of nuclear weapons, it is the responsibility of all
countries of the world to pursue a shift away from security policies based on
the threat of the use of nuclear weapons. Like in other regions of the world,
establishing a NEANWFZ could form the basis for such a security policy. Such a
policy could also complement the efforts of the governments of the region to
address the issues within the framework of the Six-Party Talks.
We, the
participants of this NGO forum strongly support the efforts to start discussing
on an informal basis the possibility of establishing a NEA-NWFZ and declare our
commitment to continue to work together in this endeavor. We call on
politicians involved in local and national politics around the world, civil
society groups, and individuals to express their support for a Northeast Asia
Nuclear-Weapons Free Zone, and work together for its realization.
April 30, 2014
New York, USA
Organizers of
the NGO Forum “Time for Action to Establish a Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon
Free Zone”:
Blue Banner
Peace Boat
Peace Depot
Peace Network
People's
Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
International
Peace Bureau
Nautilus
Institute
Parliamentarians
for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Religions for
Peace
World Council
of Churches
Mongolia’s
Defense Ministry Delegation Conducts Working Visit to Belarus
May 6
(infomongolia.com) Mongolian military delegation headed by Deputy Minister for
Defense of Mongolia Major-General Avirmed BATTUR is conducting a working visit
to the Republic of Belarus on May 05-06, 2014.
According to
the Belarusian Defense Ministry, during the visit the sides plan to sign a n
agreement on military cooperation between the Defense Ministries of the two
countries and to discuss issues of collaboration between the military sectors
in education and peacemaking.
In the scope of
the visit, Mongolian delegates will visit to the Military Academy of Belarus
and get familiarized with the structure and activities of the country's leading
military Academy, and the departments of defense, communications and control
systems, Combined Arms Faculty and Research Training Academy ground.
On the first
day of the visit, Deputy Minister A.Battur was received by the Minister of
Belarusian Defense, Lieutenant-General Yuri Zhadobin and Deputy Minister of
Defense, Major-General Mikhail Puzikov.
Nepal
and Mongolia Have Qualified to Final Stage of 2014 AFC President's Cup
May 6
(infomongolia.com) The "C" Group matches of the "AFC President's
Cup-2014" international football tournament were successfully organized in
Ulaanbaatar on May 01-05, 2014.
Representing
the nation, Mongolia’s eight-time champion of its National League, “Erchim FC”
competed against the teams of Manang Marshyangdi Club (Nepal) and Svay Rieng FC
(Cambodia).
The three teams
of "C" Group in Ulaanbaatar have played on a single round-robin
basis, where first two teams of each group (A, B, C) are to continue their
games at the final stage to take place on September 22-28, 2014, the venue is
not announced yet.
The "C" Group games held in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on May 01-05, 2014
First Match
Result, Thursday, May 01
05:00 pm Svay
Rieng (Cambodia) vs. Manang Marshyangdi Club (Nepal) 3-6
Second Match
Result, Saturday, May 03
03:00 pm Erchim
FC (Mongolia) vs. Svay Rieng (Cambodia) 3-1
Third Match
Result, Monday, May 05,
05:00 pm Erchim
FC (Mongolia) vs. Manang Marshyangdi Club (Nepal) 0-0
Following the
total points earned, Mongolian and Nepali teams tied, but Manang Marshyangdi
Club has greater performance of goals achieved than Erchim FC, therefore
finishes the "C" Group in the first place.
Consequently,
the first two runner-ups, Nepal and Mongolia have qualified to the final stage.
The stadium in Ulaanbaatar hosting the games was pretty much full of audience,
where a ticket for a match was 15,000 MNT (Tugrug) and on the last day,
officials say about four thousand fans have gathered.
Mongolia’s
Men’s Table Tennis Team Finishes 2014 World Championships in 85th Place and
Women’s Team in 57th Place Respectively
May 6
(infomongolia.com) The 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships were
successfully held in Tokyo between April 28 and May 05, 2014.
This is the
52nd edition and was held in Japan for the seventh time, where 114 Men’s and 95
Women’s teams have competed for the Champion title of the year.
The 2014
Championships were organized in the Men’s 5 Divisions and Women’s 4 Divisions,
and each Division was comprised of 24 nations to represent their countries.
As of Mongolia,
Men’s team was drawn in the 4th Division in N Group along with teams of Angola,
Bahrain, Mauritius, Peru and Philippines. Following the team results, Mongolian
Men’s team concluded the N Group games with two wins and three losses, standing
in the top 4th place and for the 85-92 places contest, Mongolian team won over
Azerbaijan by 3:1 and over Mauritius by 3:0.
Consequently,
Mongolian Men’s team comprised of Batkhishig BILEGT, Boldbaatar BAATARSUREN,
Enkhbat LKHAGVASUREN and Tuguldur CHINZORIG stood in the 85th place tied with
Uruguay.
As of Mongolian
Women’s team, was drawn in the 3rd Division in I Group along with teams of
Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kazakhstan and New Caledonia. Following the
team results, Mongolian Women’s team concluded the I Group games with three
wins and two losses. Earning 8 points stood in the third place of I Group and
for the 49-60 places contest, Mongolian female team won over the team of Sri
Lanka by 3:0, but lost to Indonesia by 1:3.
Consequently,
Mongolian Women’s team comprised of Batsaikhan BATKHISHIG, Mergen DELGERMAA,
Gundegmaa INDRA, Barkhas ENKHJIN and Batbayar DOLJINZUU stood in the 57th place
accordingly.
Winners of the Men’s Team in the 2014 World
Team Table Tennis Championships (114 countries)
Gold by China
Silver by
Germany
Bronze by
Taiwan and Japan
Winners of the Women’s Team in the 2014
World Team Table Tennis Championships (95 countries)
Gold by China
Silver by Japan
Bronze by
Singapore and Hong Kong
Related:
Mongolian
Women Tennis Team Advances 14 Spots at World Ranking – Montsame, May 6
Finance
Minister Submits Draft Amendments to Parliament
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) The Minister of Finance Ch.Ulaan MP Monday submitted to the
Speaker draft amendments to the laws on the 2014 budget framework, on the
2015-2016 budget assumption and on the 2014 budget for social insurance.
In accordance
with the law on budget stability, the State Great Khural approved in November
of 2013 the 2014 budget framework and the draft law on the 2015-2016 budget
assumption. The draft amendment’s main objective is to ensure stability in
master budget of Mongolia, and it is estimated that the size of balanced
revenue by the 2014 budget framework will be MNT 6,883.9 billion which equals
to 33.6% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP); the total size of budget
expenditure--MNT 7,293.9 billion (35.6% of GDP); and the balance of the master
budget--MNT 410.0 billion (2.0% of GDP).
A clause
regarding formulation of the budget clarification at the budget law in case of
performing budgetary regulations among general managers of budget; and another
clause on submitting the budget clarification for 2014 to parliament within the
#30 parliament resolution on giving guidelines to the cabinet have caused legal
requirements to work out a bill on the 2014 budget and a draft amendment to the
law on the 2014 social insurance fund. So, it is required to adopt the drafts
of the 2014 budget framework and the 2015-2016 budget assumption in order to
draw up the documents pursuant to the law on budget stability, the Minister
said.
Ambassador
of Mongolia to Canada R.Altangerel Accredited
May 6
(infomongolia.com) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to
Canada with residency in Ottawa Mr. Radnaabazar ALTANGEREL has presented a Letter
of Credence to the Governor General of Canada, His Excellency the Right
Honourable David Lloyd Johnston on May 05, 2014.
Following the
credential handing ceremony held in Rideau Hall, newly accredited Ambassador
R.Altangerel conveyed warm greetings of the state head of Mongolia to His
Excellency David Johnston, where parties were satisfied with broadening
partnership on Mongolia-Canada relations in political and economic spheres,
afterwards new envoy pledged to take every efforts to foster traditional friendly
comprehensive partnership relations and cooperation between the two countries.
Congratulating
new Ambassador on taking his office, the Governor General of Canada D.Johnston
mentioned his first state visit to Mongolia conducted in 2013 and expressed his
satisfaction with opportunity to talk on bilateral cooperation with the
country’s President Ts.Elbegdorj and other officials.
At the
credentials ceremony, Chairman of Canada-Mongolia Friendship Group at the
Senate of Canada, Senator Mr. Joseph A. Day. Member of House of Commons Seating
Plan Mr. Brad Trost and the Mongolian Embassy staff members were present.
At the Cabinet
meeting held on October 05, 2013, it was resolved to recall some envoys in
foreign states and new Ambassadors were promoted, whereas incumbent Ambassador
of Mongolia to Canada R.Altangerel succeeded the Ambassador Mr. Tuvdendorj
ZALAA-UUL.
Mongolia and
Canada have established the diplomatic relations on November 30, 1973.
Related:
Mongolian
Ambassador Presents Credentials to Governor General of Canada – Montsame, May 6
Project
Hall Created at Finance Ministry
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) With a financial support of the Turkish Cooperation and
Coordination Agency /TiKA/ at the Prime Minister of this country, a project
hall has been created at the Ministry of Road and Transportation.
In this hall,
“Think Tank” and “Raising development partnership” consultative teams will
operate in directions of supporting road and transportation sector, developing
united transport, working a sustainable development strategy of this sphere
out, expanding partnership between state and private bodies, easing transport
trade, and introducing innovation in this field.
Furthermore,
meetings between Mongolia and Turkey at ministerial level and consultations are
supposed to be hosted in this room.
The opening
ceremony on last Thursday was attended by the Deputy Minister Kh.Erjan, a head
of department for strategy policy and planning from our side and the Ambassador
of Turkey to Mongolia Mr Murat Karagoz and a program coordinator of the TiKA in
UB city Mr Ekrem Kalan from another side.
State
Secretary Meets with President of Korea Investment Corporation
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) On last Friday, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance
Kh.Gantsogt met with Mr Hank Ahn, the president and CEO of the Korea Investment
Corporation in Seoul city, South Korea.
At the meeting,
Mr Gantsogt briefly spoke about work process of new structure establishment of
finance in Mongolia and expressed willingness to run many activities such as to
realize experience exchange program, to strengthen investment capacity between
the two sides in frames of cooperation.
DP
Faction Meets
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) At its meeting on Monday, the Democratic Party’s (DP) faction
at parliament discussed several issues, and the faction head D.Erdenebat and
other party’s authorities gave a report on the matters discussed at the
meeting.
The DP faction
meeting has prolonged due to submitting of several economically-important draft
laws to parliament, and the faction meeting on Monday discussed some vital
issues, Erdenebat said.
The faction of
the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) has criticized an ineffective and
uncontrolled spending of capitals of the “Chinggis” bonds. Regarding this
matter, the DP faction affirmed that the “Chinggis” bonds exploitation must be
transparent, and its members agreed with a position against spending of the
money for useless and widespread welfare therefore they considered the Standing
committees on economy and on budget should set up a working group for examining
the “Chinggis” bonds exploitation, Erdenebat said.
DP faction
members heard a report of the first discussion over the draft law on minerals,
and then consolidated their position for arranging the geological and
exploration works and for promoting investments, but they considered as
necessity to see again a proposals from MPs about avoiding ambiguous clauses in
the bill. The most important thing is that the law must be very understandable
to people and investors, the DP faction members said.
Besides these
matters, the DP faction considered a draft law on monitoring, a reform in the
state policy on education, and a matter of new railways. The faction also
discussed a request of Kh.Battulga, the Minister of Industry and Agriculture on
resigning from the post, Erdenebat said.
USA-based
Mongolian School Celebrates Anniversary
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) The USA-based “I am Mongolian” school at “Ger /Home/” children
center celebrated its fifth year anniversary of establishment on May 4.
At the event,
the Consul General N.Ankhbayar congratulated the school administration for
their big contribution in keeping heritage of native language and traditional
culture as well as highly spoke of the achievements and successes then promised
to support and to cooperate in the future.
Furthermore,
the Consul General handed over an order of the Best Worker of Education Sector
issued by the Ministry of Education and Science to T.Es-Oldokh, a head of “Ger”
center.
During the
measure, the visitors enjoyed art performances of the pupils and the
certification of honor were given to sponsors and contributors of the school.
This event was
attended by officials of the Consulate General of Mongolia in San
Francisco, delegates from the USA-headquartered Mongolian associations and
business organizations, pupils' parents and US citizens at an invitation.
Alcohol-Free
Omnogovi Program Launches
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Southern Omnogobi province administration has recently announced
a program to reduce consumption of alcoholic beverages in the area, commencing
from this month.
The program is
expected to be carried out until 2016, with a series of activities aimed at
less alcohol selling shops, more awareness promoting among residents, as well
as proper law enforcement about alcoholism in the province.
Before passing
the program at the Citizens Representatives Khural of the province, local
authorities have conducted a survey to determine alcohol consumption levels
among residents. According to that survey, a 53.9% of 1,183 participants drink
too much amid parties and festive occasions, a 4.3% of them admitted regular
excessive drinking, while a 41% drink ‘moderate’ amount of alcohol. A 48% of
the surveyed think poverty, unemployment, moral decay and other social
phenomena lead to alcoholism, while a 28.1% of them accused the mushrooming
number of alcohol selling shops in the area of promoting alcoholism among young
and unemployed people.
Prior to this
program, neighboring Dundgovi province announced an alcohol-free campaign in
the province that is to take place from April to May. During one month’s time,
campaigners organized a series of activities including workshops and sports
events in the province to promote alcohol-free life style. The main mission of
the campaign was continuity of residents’ abstinence from alcohol.
Another example
of alcohol abuse combating movements in communities is Dornogovi Governor
P.Gankhuyag’s efforts to freeze vodka production in his province. Last April,
the province administration sent a letter to Industry and Agriculture Minister
Kh.Battulga, appealing to cancel licenses of alcoholic beverage production
granted to two local manufacturers--Dornyn Govi LLC and Business Shand LLC--and
not to allot any new licenses to the provincial producers.
This action of
the province leader supported an earlier initiative of the President
Ts.Elbegdorj and set a fine example of ongoing alcohol abstinence movements in
communities.
A report by the
UN's World Health Organization (WHO) notes that alcohol abuse could be
Mongolia's biggest stumbling block to economic and social progress. A 2006's
survey carried out by Mongolia's Ministry of Health and WHO found that 22
percent of Mongolian men and 5 percent of women are dependent on alcohol, rates
three times higher than in Europe.
Almost one in
five Mongolian men binge drinks on a weekly basis. One reason for the high
level of alcoholism is the sheer availability of alcohol. Mongolia has one shop
selling alcohol for every 270 people. Most of supermarkets have an aisle
dedicated to vodka, sometimes with more than 25 types of vodka alone.
Mongolian
Youths at WCY-2014
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Mongolian youth delegates have headed to Sri Lanka to take
part in the World Conference on Youth-2014 /WCY/ on May 6-10.
Participants
consisted of Kh.Batsaikhan, the president of the Union of Mongolian students,
B.Bayarbaatar, a coordinator at the UN Young Advisory Panel, L.Jargaldavaa, an
advisor member, B.Badamsuren, a specialist of foreign relations department at
the Ministry of Population Development and Social Welfare and Mr Dustin Barter,
a staffer at the UN Population Fund /UNFPA/.
The WCY2014,
under themed “Mainstreaming Youth in the Post 2015 Development Agenda”, will be
organized by an International Youth Task Force (IYTF) in collaboration with the
National Task Force appointed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills
Development of Sri Lanka.
The event's
objectives will include to create an inclusive youth participation platform
that enables young people to review the progress on the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals, to share ideas, experiences and innovative
approaches for effectively contributing to the post-2015 development agenda and
its implementation, to facilitate a process that increases awareness on and
implementation of the World Programme for Action on Youth (WPAY), to facilitate
effective partnerships with youth, youth-led organisations and youth movements
to further strengthen inclusive youth participation in the decision-making
processes and implementation of the post-2015 development agenda and to
contribute to the establishment of a permanent youth engagement mechanism that
ensures consistent follow- up with young people and further boosts their
participation and partnership in the implementation of the post-2015
development agenda at national, regional and global levels.
District's
Health Center to Cooperate with S.Korean Hospital
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) The Health Center of the UB city's Songinokhairkhan district
will cooperate with Chung Ang University Hospital of South Korea, this year.
In frames of
the cooperation, the sides intend to organize specialized training for doctors
with aims to improve professional skill, and to study experience on medical
assistance and service from high-developed countries.
As supposed, a
total of 50 doctors of district's medical center will be involved in this 5-day
training in South Korea within this year.
City
to Cooperate with World Vision
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) The Citizens’ Representative Khural of Ulaanbaatar city will
cooperate with the World Vision international organization in ensuring
children’s rights, improving children’s development and protecting, preventing
any risks of children and creating children-friendly environment.
A memorandum of
understanding on the collaboration was established Tuesday between the city and
the World Vision.
In accordance
with the document, the sides will collaborate in directions of supporting the
children’s participation and actions of councils in refining upon protecting
children from family violence and improving the children’s rights, backing
children’s education and development, ensuring their rights for living in
healthy condition and supporting the children with disabilities.
The parties
also will do works to prevent any violence against children, illegal labour and
trafficking of children, to strengthen activities of the city’s districts and
khoroos (smallest administrative unit in city) for child care, to render
support to organizations for acquiring child protection policy and rules and to
back proposals and initiatives on creating children-friendly families, schools
and colleagues.
Erchim
Advances to Final Stage of President’s Cup
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Mongolian champion Erchim football club has qualified for the
next round with their goalless last Group C match in the AFC President’s Cup
Qualifiers in Ulaanbaatar on Monday.
Their last
match against Nepal’s national champion Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) ended
0-0, after MMC reduced to ten men in the arena when Saheed Aziz saw a yellow
card in 80thminute of the match.
With this
result, MMC topped the group with more goals compare to Erchim Club of
Mongolia, while Cambodia’s Svay Rieng was placed at the bottom of the group
list.
Altogether 11
teams from the emerging countries of Asia are divided into three groups in
the qualifiers round.
MMC, Svay Rieng
and Erchim are grouped in Group C while Sri Lanka Air Force, Pakistan’s KRL,
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Russel and Bhutan’s Ugyen Academy are drawn in Group A.
Similarly, Philippines’s Ceres, Turkmenistan’s HTTU Asgabat, China’s Tatung and
North Korea’s Rimyongsu are in Group B.
Matches of
Group A and B are expected to take place on May 6 – 11 in Sri Lanka and
Philippines, and winners and runner-ups of each group will qualify for the
final stage of AFC President’s Cup that is to take place on September 22-28.
G.Monkhbat
Wins World Amateur Chess Championship
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Mongolia’s G.Monkhbat won a gold medal in men’s category
tournament of the 2014 World Amateur Chess Championships that took place in
Singapore from April 25 to May 4.
With this
achievement, G.Monkhbat has been awarded with a title of a world chess
federation (FIDE) master. Another Mongolian U.Agibileg came second at men’s
category among 184 chess players from 39 countries to earn a title of a FIDE
candidate master. These two successful Mongolians were followed by Ashvin
Sivakumar from Singapore.
In women’s
category, U.Uuriintuya came third among 23 chess players and reached a title of
FIDE women candidate master.
Co-organized by
the Singapore Chess Federation and the World Chess Federation, the World
Amateur Chess Championships were held in Singapore from April 25 to May 4. The
next edition of the championships will be held in Chalkidiki, Greece on April
13 - 22 of 2015.
Mongolia
Employs 3,467 Foreign Miners
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) The Labor Ministry and the Employment Center inform that they
have received employment requests to work in Mongolia’s mining sector from 52
entities and 6,333 foreigners.
Thus far,
national authorities have permitted 3,467 foreign nationals to work in mining
firms operating in the nation, with 807 of them being employed in mining and
geology and 2,660 in oil sector, says the Mining Ministry.
Earlier, the
Government has set up a maximum margin of foreign nationals to be allowed to
get employed in the country, considering that 20%-25% of workforce in minerals
explorers and operators can be foreigners, while overwhelming 60%-75% of oil
workers could consist of foreigners.
Permitted
foreign workforce percentages in sectors are set according to the possibility
to provide staffers in that sector from Mongolian-nationals.
Spring
Festival 2014 to Promote Mongolia Organized at Hikarigaoka Park, Tokyo
May 6
(infomongolia.com) Mongolian Community Association in Japan in collaboration
with the Embassy of Mongolia in Tokyo and Nerima District Administration have
organized Mongolia's biggest cultural and sports event the "Spring
Festival 2014" for the consecutive 14th year held at Hikarigaoka Park in
Nerima on May 04-05, 2014.
At the site,
Mongolian traditional felt dwelling - Ger, tents and pavilions were erected to
promote Mongolian tradition, customs and culture, where thousands of Mongolian
and Japanese nationals have witnessed the event.
The opening
remarks were delivered by Ambassador of Mongolia to Japan S.Khurelbaatar and
Director of Foreign Relations Department at Nerima District Administration
H.Ozaki with opening art performance by Japanese “Tenma” Morin Khuur group
playing an art composition of Mongolia’s well-known music composer
N.Jantsannorov’s “Mongolian Melody”.
Notably,
Japanese long-song singer M.Ito performed Mongolian “Urikhan Khongor Salkhi”
(Gentle Fair Wind) long-song and singer K.Murakami has also surprised audience
with Khuumii (throat singing), Mongolian overtone singing during the opening
ceremony. Besides the guests, traditional music players, dancers and singers
from Mongolia introduced its performances, moreover a show of Mongolian
traditional outfits, Deel, was also staged. In the evening, a member of “Urguu”
band, pop singer S.Barkhas, Mohanik and Shanz Trio bands have staged as part of
the festival.
During the
festival, many promotional brochures, standings, photo and art exhibitions were
displayed, and many other traditional events including Shagai and puzzle games,
art of calligraphy writing, souvenir fair, food service and drawing contest
were hosted for visitors.
The main part
of sports event was a traditional wrestling competition among 32 wrestlers,
where a wrestler from Tuv Aimag, Nachin or Falcon title, Bold DAMBA won the
tournament and a wrestler from Inner Mongolia, Jarandoloo, who also resides in
Japan became a runner-up. Mongolian sumo wrestlers headed by two Yokozunas
Hakuho and Kakuryu were also among guests and bestowed the contestants.
Officials say,
over 60 thousand visitors have participated in the “Spring Festival 2014”.
Related:
Spring
Festival of Mongolians Takes Place in Tokyo – Montsame, May 6
Staging
of ‘4.48 Psychosis’ to Compete for Saint Muse
Ulaanbaatar,
May 6 (MONTSAME) Blackbox Theater’s staging of ‘4.48 Psychosis’ by Sara Kane
has been nominated in the monodrama category of the upcoming 11th Saint
Muse international festival in Ulaanbaatar.
Another play
staged by Blackbox Theater –the Chairs by Eugene Inoseco- has also been
nominated for the competition of the Saint Muse festival that is expected to
take place on May 12-16.
Blackbox
Theater premiered '4.48 Psychosis' on May 3. It is the last play of Sara Kane
that was completed shortly before she died and was performed in 2000, at the
Royal Court, directed by James Macdonald. This, Kane's shortest and most
fragmented theatrical work, dispenses with plot and character, and no
indication is given as to how many actors were intended to voice the play.
Written at a time when Kane was suffering from severe depression, it has been
described by her fellow-playwright and friend David Greig as having as its
subject the ‘psychotic mind.’ According to Greig, the title derives from the
time — 4:48 a.m. — when Kane, in her depressed state, frequently woke in the
morning.
L.Erdene-Ochir,
actor of Blackbox Theater is performing the main role of the play under
directing of M.Boroldoi. The play was translated by B.Tsatsral, who has been
translating many world famous plays for Blackbox Theater.
International
Conference on Mongolian Studies held in USA
May 6 (news.mn)
An International Conference on Mongolian Studies organized by the Embassy of
Mongolia in USA, and the Mongolia Cultural Center (MCC) in Washington DC was
successfully held in Washington, USA between May 2nd and 4th. The
International Conference on Mongolian Studies was attended by over 50 delegates
and was held at the Embassy of Mongolia in USA.
At the
conference over 20 scholars from Mongolia, USA, Russia and South Korea were
invited to four session meetings on the history of Mongolia, literacy,
challenging issues and education with key speeches and presentations.
Ambassador of
Mongolia, B.Altangerel, in his speech pointed the Government`s attention to the
development of Mongolian studies abroad and expressed the hope that the newly
established fund to support Mongolian studies would make great impact.
In the past the
former International Conferences on Mongolian Studies focused on history,
archeology, literacy and linguistics, but this year the key agenda of the
conference was socio-economic changes in Mongolia, its impacts, gains and
losses and summaries.
One of the
session meetings during the conference was dedicated to the prominent scholar
Khangin Gombojav who founded Mongolian studies in the USA and played a key role
for Mongolia to join the UN and establish diplomatic relations with many other
countries.
Organizers of
the conference also guided the delegation to the Library of the United States
Congress to introduce them to the Mongolian sutra collection kept there.
The head of the
Mongolia Cultural Center, M.Saruul-Erdene, showed the delegates original texts
of Mongolia`s legislation from the 1920s from his private collection.
Student
soldiers will take their oaths
May 6 (news.mn)
On 14th February the Government of Mongolia approved the launch of the
"Student-Soldier" program with the aim to intensify civil defense
preparedness, allowing students aged between 18 and 25 to serve in the army
during their summer vacation. The program is also designed to create a legal
environment for men who did not participate in national service.
The
"Student-Soldier" program, based on the Presidential Decree 92, is
included in an action plan of the Government of Mongolia. According to the
Presidential Decree students who want to serve in the army will be granted
their bachelor diploma along with a Military service certificate and will be
able to get a job in state services.
The
"Student-Soldier" program was launched on April 1st. The first phase
of the program deployed over 500 students of the National University of
Mongolia, the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolian State
University of Education and other 69 national universities and colleges for
military training.
Student
soldiers study four areas of Defense legislation, Common tactics and Emergency
Preparedness between 9.00 and 12.00 at weekends and study military
preparedness.
Student
soldiers will be sent to military exercises in Altanbulag Tuv province by June
15th after the completion of their academic study.
The student
soldiers will take their oaths on June 28th, the day that the Presidential
Decree was issued. There are many students who want to join the peacekeeping
operation under the UN mandate.
State
Academic Drama Theatre 2014 May Program
May 6
(infomongolia.com) The State Academic Drama Theatre has released the 2014 May
Program and in the frameworks of the "Playlet" project being
implemented since April 2014, two debuts will be staged this month.
The
“Yesterday" psychological drama play by G.Pinter, produced by State Prize
Laureate N.Naranbaatar from May 07 and the “Buruugui Buruutan” (Innocent Guilt)
drama play by A.Ochirbat, produced by State Merit Servant B.Baatar will be
performed from May 23, 2014.
State Academic Drama Theatre 2014 May
Program
Thursday, May 01,
07:00 pm -
"Sorry, Wrong Number" tragedy drama play by Violet Lucille Fletcher
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 02-04,
05:00 pm,
"Sorry, Wrong Number" tragedy drama play by Violet Lucille Fletcher
Wednesday, May 07,
07:00 pm -
Opening of the “Yesterday” psychological drama play by G.Pinter
Thursday and Saturday, May 08 and 10,
07:00 pm -
“Yesterday” psychological drama play by G.Pinter
Friday and Sunday, May 09 and 11,
06:00 pm -
“Yesterday” psychological drama play by G.Pinter
Friday, May 23,
07:00 pm -
Opening of the “Buruugui Buruutan” (Innocent Guilt) drama play by A.Ochirbat,
produced by State Merit Servant B.Baatar
Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25,
07:00 pm -
“Buruugui Buruutan” (Innocent Guilt) drama play by A.Ochirbat, produced by
State Merit Servant B.Baatar
Saturday, May 30,
07:00 pm -
“Nora” classic drama play by Henrik Johan Ibsen
Sunday, June 01,
08:00 pm -
“Buuvei” (Lullaby) three-act drama play by N.Gankhuyag
Mongolia
and Kingdom of Cambodia Arrange Its First Consultative Meeting at Foreign
Ministry-Level
May 6
(infomongolia.com) Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia D.Gankhuyag
who is on a working trip to some Southeast Asian countries with aim to develop
friendly relations with these countries and forward the process of Mongolia’s
joining the Asia-Pacific regional multilateral dialogue, chaired the Mongolian
part at the first consultative meeting of the Foreign Ministries of Mongolia
and the Kingdom of Cambodia held in Phnom Penh on May 02, 2014.
The Cambodian
part was led by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation Long Visalo.
The sides
emphasized an importance of fostering bilateral relations and cooperation which
have undergone stagnation over the past 30 years, in all possible spheres under
the new circumstances. With this purpose, the Foreign Ministries signed a
cooperation memorandum.
During the
consultation, the sides shared views on certain ways and spheres of bilateral
cooperation, the activities for the celebration of the 55th anniversary of
diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Cambodia next year. The Cambodian
side expressed its readiness to support Mongolia in its joining the East Asian
cooperation mechanism, including East Asia Summit and ASEAN Dialogue.
The same day,
Deputy Minister D.Gankhuyag paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong. The
latter highly valued Mongolia’s efforts for the stimulation and development of
bilateral relations and cooperation and expressed readiness to promote
Mongolia’s willingness to join regional cooperation integration process,
reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.
Mongolia and
the Kingdom of Cambodia have established the diplomatic relations on November
30, 1960.
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