Ulaanbaatar
Establishment of Ikh Khuraldai club agreed
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary
of the establishment of permanent Parliament in Mongolia, Chairman of the State
Great Khural of Mongolia (Parliament) G. Zandanshatar received former chairmen
of State Great Khural on September 22.
Former chairmen N.Bagabandi, S.Tumur-Ochir, N.Enkhbayar,
Ts.Nyamdorj, D.Lundeejantsan, D.Demberel, Z.Enkhbold and M.Enkhbold
participated in the meeting. R. Gonchigdorj, former chairman of the State Baga Khural
and the State Great Khural in 1996 -2000, did not attend the meeting due to his
participation in organizing an international virtual mathematical olympiad. At
the beginning of the meeting, Speaker of the Parliament G.Zandanshatar
introduced measures being done to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the
Parliament.
Mr. Zandanshatar emphasized, “Within the framework of the
anniversary, Mongolia’s Parliament is focusing on strengthening parliamentary
democracy, becoming an e-parliament, analyzing the achievements of the
Mongolian parliament over 30 years, learning from experiences and knowledge
of generations of parliamentarians, and improving efficiency and quality of
legislative and oversight activities.”
At the meeting, the Speakers exchanged views on the control
and balance of the governance system, the maturity of the political parties, issues
to be considered in the future activities of the legislative body, and the reputation
and ethics of parliamentarians. At the same time, Mr. Zandanshatar proposed to
establish ‘Ikh Khuraldai’ club of former Speakers, alike ‘Speakers’ Club’ in
parliamentary countries. Former speakers unanimously supported the proposal.
It will be a voluntary mechanism to work for improving the
legislative process, further developing the parliamentary system, adopting debate principles based on research and science, exchanging mutual experiences,
discussing pressing issues together, and organizing meetings and discussions
with parliamentarians.
The members of the ‘Ikh Khuraldai’ club will be the Speakers
of previous parliaments, and a head of the club will be an incumbent Speaker. The
club does not require any funding and its members do not receive any salaries
or bonuses.
