Ulaanbaatar
Prime Minister receives heads of Mongolian diplomatic missions
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Prime Minister
U.Khurelsukh received heads of Mongolian diplomatic missions abroad on December
18. At the meeting, the Prime Minister briefed about the present socio-economic
situation of the country.
Noting 7.3 percent economic growth thanks
to efforts to stop downfall and grow economy, the PM said that the debts worth
MNT7.5 trillion have been repaid, foreign currency reserve has reached approximately
USD4 billion, salary, retirement pension and benefits have been raised in line
with the inflation rate, as well as major construction works such as construction
of railway, auto roads, refinery, and wastewater treatment plants are going on.
The PM also said that
there are government policies and programs on providing the domestic needs of
energy, oil products and healthy foods completely and developing the sectors of
export, infrastructure, foreign relations, and information technology. Moreover,
it endeavors to develop agriculture, farming and tourism sectors besides mining
with a purpose to diversify economy, added the PM, emphasizing the importance of
participation and effort of the heads of diplomatic missions.
The ambassadors were
requested to make an effort to attract investment to the country and introduce Mongolian
products to the markets of the countries of their mission.
Some of the ambassadors
reported that talks were held with relevant officials and organizations in the
directions of improving management of state-owned industry that operates with
loss, distributing mineral resources products, implementing a joint energy project,
raising a funding and reducing air pollution.
