A week has passed since the revelations about Deputy Speaker S. Bayartsogt’s offshore company and Swiss bank account were first reported by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Later this month, Mongolia will host the 7th ministerial conference of the Community of Democracies (CD), an intergovernmental forum of democracies formed in 2000 at the initiative of Bronislaw Geremek of Poland and Madeleine Albright of the United States. Several civil society events will accompany it.

The President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, received the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Riccardo Migliori, on the first day of his official visit in Mongolia on March 13th.

Speaker of the Parliament Z.Enkhbold, member of the Parliament (MP) and Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Economy B.Garamgaibaatar, MPs S.Odontuya and G.Uyanga, advisor to the Parliamentary Speaker D.Ganzorig, and other related officials paid a working visit to Khentii Province.

The new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Mongolia to the Republic of Turkey, Batkhishig Badamdorj, presented his diplomatic credentials to the President of Turkey, Abdulla Gul, in Ankara Turkey on Friday March 8th.

The Business Council of Mongolia represents all investors, Mongolian and international, on business climate issues in Mongolia.  Our core purpose is to promote investment in Mongolia and foster an open business environment for the prosperity of Mongolia.

The Foreign Minister Bold Luvsanvandan and the Ambassador to Mongolia from Japan Shimizu Takenori, on Wednesday March 6th, signed a note for 2 million US dollars in free aid to be available to the Mongolian people, supported by the Japanese Government.

Rio Tinto Ltd is confident it can meet the June commissioning deadline for its Mongolian Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project, despite ongoing disagreements with the Mongolian government, according to The Australian Financial Review.

Justin Kapla, President of SouthGobi Sands LLC, has been under an exit ban from Mongolia for approximately 3 months.

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