Ulaanbaatar
Cabinet meeting in brief
Politics
Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ At its regular meeting on May 1, the Cabinet made the following
decisions:
- Minister of Food, Agriculture and
Light Industry Ch.Ulaan was assigned to carry out preventive measures against
the threat of field mice on a land of 645 thousand hectares.
- Minister of Mining and Heavy
Industry D. Sumiyabazar obtained permission to set up a project unit
responsible for developing the legal framework for exploration, mining and utilization
of rare-earth elements and carrying out economic impact assessments. The World
Bank estimated that Mongolia has USD 10 billion worth of rare-earth element
resources.
- ‘National Geo-Information Database’
program was approved. The five-year program will be implemented with funding
from the State Budget and loans and aids of foreign governments and
international organizations.
- The Cabinet approved the proposal to
open a Consulate in Manzhouli, China and the bill on ratifying the Asia-Pacific
Trade Agreement thus, decided to submit them to the Parliament.
- The Cabinet discussed and decided to
submit to the Parliament bills on granting excise tax exemptions on imports of
equipment to be used for training for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic
Games and hosting the Children of Asia International Sports Games 2020
and the 2023 East Asian Youth Games.
- Minister of Road and Transport
Development B.Enkh-Amgalan was assigned to promptly carry out preventive
railway maintenance works with commercial loans to prevent accidents that might
occur following the increase in annual precipitation.
