S.Nyam-Ochir seizes silver at Baku Grand Slam

State Honored Athlete of Mongolia S.Nyam-Ochir fought in the men’s 73 kg event of Judo Grand Slam held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 8 to 10, and captured a silver medal.
S.Nyam-Ochir defeated wrestlers from Uzbekistan and Turkey in the first round. In the second round, he beat an opponent from Ukraine with a yuko score and advanced to compete in the semi-final. At the semi-final tournament he defeated a judoka from Germany, but lost to Rustam Orujav of Azerbaijen in the final, securing the silver medal.
Labor Hero and State Honored Athlete Kh.Tsagaanbaatar also competed in the men’s 73 kg event, and defeated opponents from Belarus and Brazil in the first round. He lost to judokas from Hungary and Russia in the second round.
A total of 40 judokas participated in the men’s 73 kg event.
The team from Azerbaijan won two gold and one silver medal, topping the team rankings, followed by Romania and Russia. Mongolia placed 15th in its team results with a single silver medal.

Mongolia and Bulgaria business forum held to boost cooperation

In the scope of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev’s visit, yesterday a Mongolian-Bulgarian Business forum was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The sides shared experience in the business sector and possibilities for building a joint factory in Mongolia.
Prime Minister Ch.Saikhanbileg gave opening remarks at the forum, underlining that the two countries have political interests and can cooperate in “win and win” principles. The Prime Minister noted that the two countries have similar sectors with great potential for development.
“Bulgaria is leading in the information technology sector, and Mongolia can share its achievements. We can cooperate in many sectors, including medicine production, agriculture, in introducing to Bulgarian roses to Mongolia, and a subway system. Our disadvantage is that Mongolia is a landlocked country, but we have two big ‘seas’. Mongolia’s ‘sea’ gateways are the big Russian and Chinese markets. Mongolia will provide Bulgaria with an opportunity to export their goods to China, in return, Mongolia will have a chance to enter the European market. We will fully support cooperation in the business sector between the two countries,” he added.
On Monday, Mongolian President Ts.Elbegdorj held a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart.
During a press conference held on Monday, the Bulgarian President said, “Bulgaria has great experience in the medicine production sector, so we are talking about establishing a joint factory. This sector has great prospects. Bulgaria also has experience in solar, wind, and hydropower stations, as well as food production. So we see that we have possibilities to build a joint factory and export to the Chinese market. Furthermore, we can cooperate in the defense industry.”
In response President Elbegdorj said, “I’ll point to three things that will define the importance of the visit. Our countries have had traditional economic relations. Many years have passed since this relationship went into hibernation. This visit is stimulating our relations. Both Mongolia and Bulgaria have a little money. The private sector has money and wants to cooperate. Our duty is to connect the state and the private sector. We believe that by connecting them, industry and business relations will be created.
“There are various products that are being exported to the European market from Bulgaria, we see possibilities for developing and collaborating in this business in Mongolia. Minister of Food and Industry R.Burmaa will conduct a visit to Bulgaria shortly. I believe that she will show that there are many other ways to cooperate in the business sector. Also, we are discussing a visit to Bulgaria by Governor of UB E.Bat-Uul. He will study a subway system that was built at a low-cost in a short time. We also will collaborate in the educational and environmental sectors.”
The business forum took place in the presence of representatives from the Employers Association, Information and Software Association of Bulgaria, and Bulgarian businesses. The Mongolian side was represented by the Ministry of Mining; the Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Authority; Invest Mongolia Agency; and other business sector delegates.
The business forum concluded the Bulgarian President’s official events in Mongolia, and he will head back to Bulgaria today.

Bulgaria, Mongolia to improve educational, agricultural, scientific and ministerial cooperation

President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev and the President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, discussed the development of trade and economic relations between the countries on Monday, the press center of the President’s Office announced.
The Bulgarian head of State has been on a three-day visit to Mongolia since Sunday. The state visit takes place within the context of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Head of the Bulgarian State defined Mongolia as an important partner and friend of Bulgaria in Asia. “We will develop bilateral relations in the field of mining, pharmaceutics, and cosmetics, energy, agriculture, and food production, information and communication technologies, defense, as well as building modern infrastructure. We seek all-round partnership and cooperation,” President Plevneliev commented.
He listed as opportunities for cooperation the Bulgarian pharmaceutic companies looking for joint ventures and production in Mongolia. Plevneliev added that Mongolia is already trading in Bulgarian medicinal products, but there are greater prospects in this sphere. Food production also offers serious prospects and Bulgarian companies will be encouraged to produce in Mongolia and to enter big markets, such as the Chinese one, through joint ventures with Mongolian partners, he noted. Specific cooperation opportunities also exist in the defense industry where, for example, the production of night vision equipment by Bulgaria’s OPTIX Co. could be sold in Mongolia.

A number of documents were inked at an official ceremony attended by both presidents, including an agreement on the implementation of a program for technical aid in the agriculture sector; an agreement between the education ministries of Bulgaria and Mongolia on the implementation of a scholarship program in the field of agricultural sciences to train Mongolian students at Bulgarian state higher education establishments; an agreement between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences on scientific cooperation; and a memorandum of understanding between the Bulgarian and Mongolian foreign ministries.
Ts.Elbegdorj thanked the Bulgarian side for its support for cooperation between Mongolia and the European Union. In his words, Mongolia is convinced that its best friend and ally in Europe is Bulgaria. Plevneliev made a reference to the ratification by the Bulgarian National Assembly of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the EU and Mongolia, and said that this agreement will give Mongolia the opportunity to widen its cooperation with the European Union and will strengthen Bulgarian-Mongolian relations.
Mentioning that some 5,000 Mongolians have graduated from Bulgarian universities and institutes, and more than 3,000 have been involved in mid-career training in Bulgaria, the two presidents also noted Bulgaria’s contribution in the training of Mongolian students and specialists. Ts.Elbegdorj said that Mongolia will send students in Bulgaria for training in IT and environmental sciences.
Plevneliev recalled that Bulgaria reinstated its embassy in Ulaanbaatar and noted that work is underway for opening a consulate as well. He said that Bulgaria has an ambitious program for expansion of cooperation, which also means more effective visa-issuing.
On the same day, Plevneliev opened a monument to the Cyrillic letters at a school in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia is the only non-Slav country using Cyrillic writing. The monument was unveiled on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who invented the earliest version of the Slavonic alphabet in 9th century AD.
According to Bulgarian News Agency BTA, the presidents announced during the joint press conference that followed their bilateral talks that Mongolia will study Bulgaria’s experience with the construction of the Sofia underground railway system. The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar is preparing to visit the Bulgarian capital and acquaint himself with the project. “Bulgaria is known in Eastern Europe for its fast and nice metro and we would like to use the experience with the Sofia metro’s construction in a short time with small expenditures,” President Ts.Elbegdorj said.
Mongolia and the Republic of Bulgaria established diplomatic relations on April 22, 1950. In 1961, the two countries opened their respective embassies in Ulaanbaatar and Sofia. Mongolia and Bulgaria had intensive relations from 1960 to 1990. However, bilateral relations have been diminished in recent years. But both sides have started to take the initiative to restoring bilateral relations since 1994.

Vladimir Putin and Ts.Elbegdorj meet to discuss bilateral relations

During his visit to Russia to attend the 70th anniversary of the victory of World War II, President Ts.Elbegdorj met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, ahead of the Victory Day celebrations on May 9.
During the meeting, Putin thanked Ts.Elbegdorj for accepting the invitation to come to the Moscow Victory Parade. The Russian president also said that the two countries have “good and friendly relations with old and deep roots”, and that the Mongolian leader’s visit would be an opportunity to discuss bilateral relations. Putin noted Mongolia’s role in actively supporting the Soviet Union during World War II in the fight against Nazi Germany.
Ts.Elbegdorj stated that he was very happy to congratulate President Putin, representing all Mongolian people, for the 70th anniversary of Victory Day.
At the meeting the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations in economy, infrastructure, future prospects for mutual cooperation, tripartite meetings, and other items.
In an exclusive interview with TASS news agency, President Ts.Elbegdorj said that Mongolia expects to sign a mid-term program on developing a strategic partnership with Russia on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, in the Urals, in July.
“We have prepared a document – a mid-term program for the development of a strategic partnership. On our part, everything has been approved and now the support of the Russian side is needed. Probably, during the Ufa meeting, we’ll sign it,” the Mongolian leader said, and added that during a meeting with Vladimir Putin, issues related to economic and infrastructural development will be specified.
The two countries eased visa requirements late last year and plan to hold joint military exercises in the summer.

“HOSPITABLE ULAANBAATAR” COMPETITION

It aims to as certain occupational skill and level of the hospitality service workers in the high ranked hotels in Ulaanbaatar city, to build the opportunity to exchange experience with employees from foreign countries who serve identicial activity as well as to advertise the activity of this field.  

International Galligraphy Exhibition

The event brought together a total of 19 artists from Inner Mongolia of China and Russian Buryatia and displayed their artworks and scripts.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mongolia P.Tsagaan, the Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ts.Oyungerel and art delegates from three countries.

After this, all artists were received by the Chief P.Tsagaan and adviser to the President R.Bold at the State House and paid a tribute to the "Nine Base White Banners".

It will be on public view until May 14.

This year is marked as the 810th anniversary of Mongolian traditional script as the State Script proclaimed by Chingis Khaan.

Agreement signed on NON-VISA travel between Mongolia and Russia

Mongolia and Russia’s high officials signed 15 important documents on September 3. Among them is the agreement on non-visa travelling between the two countries, signed by the two FMs L.Bold and S.Lavrov.

The other documents are the agreement on cooperation in civil air transportation, and in development of Ulaanbaatar Railways, signed by A.Gansukh, Minister of road and transportation, and by V.I.Yakunin, the director of state-owned “Russian Railways” JSC, also agreements on cooperation in construction sector and in improving economic relations, as well as a cooperation memorandum between MIAT and Aeroflot companies, signed by their directors.