The Mongolian parliament’s approval of a bill that aims to
scrap the death penalty is a vital step towards full abolition of the death penalty in Mongolia,Amnesty International said today.
The bill, which ratifies the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),was approved today by a large majority of MPs.
“The Mongolian parliament’s vote today is another....More>>

The Mongolian President expressed thanks to Austria for supporting Mongolia's democracy and then confirmed that the Austrian president has been invited to visit Mongolia. Mr. Elbegdorj hopes that regularizing pf mutual visits will significantly contribute to forwarding of the Mongolia-Austria ties. In turn, Mr. Fischer promised to visit Mongolia. Since the next high-level meeting of the Community of Democracies (CD) has been scheduled next year in Austria,...More>>

On November 28, S.Bayartsogt, Minister of Finance, and Martin Sajdik, Ambassador of Austria to China signed an agreement on financial cooperation to be established between the governments of Mongolia and the Republic of Austria.In frames of the agreement, Austria’s government will grant a soft-loan of up to EUR 40 million to Mongolia for two years. The money will go into the fields of infrastructure, local water supply, sanitation, traffic safety, railway, education, vocational training,health, social welfare and others.......More>>

Donnerstag 01. Dezember 2011,Festsaal der Technischen Universität Wien,Karlsplatz 13,1040 Wien
16:00 Vorträge: Kultur, Kunst und Identität in der Mongolei
Martin Summer: „GERald der neue Haustyp in der Mongolei“ | Mungunchimeg Batmunkh: „Tsam – Tanz Ausdruck
Mongolischer Kultur“ | Ferenc Zamolyi: „Die Jurte – eine mongolische Architekturtradition“ | Uranzaya Badamsuren : „Die Medien-Freiheit in der Mongolei nach der Wende“ | Togoobat Jamiyansuren: „Mongolian......More>>

On November 17, the 2nd meeting of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies (CD) was held in Washington DC,USA.As Mongolia has been chairing the CD since July 1, 2011, the meeting was opened by Kh.Bekhbat, Ambassador of Mongolia to the USA, and chaired by S.Badral, Ambassador responsible for the CD and representing the Mongolian Government.The meeting brought together participants of all of 25 member countries of the Governing Council and some decisions were......More>>

On November 22, President Ts.Elbegdorj received Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and over 20 EU member countries in Mongolia. In the beginning of the meeting, the President expressed his satisfaction with the meeting and briefed them about the present political and economic situation in Mongolia.He said, “Mongolia attaches great importance to the development of relations and cooperation with European countries, and EU countries are considered the ‘third neighbors’ of Mongolia in its foreign policy......More>>