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Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, appointed by the Parliament with majority vote on January 27th, 2021, paid a courtesy call on the President soon after he received the office. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
President\nBattulga said: \u201cCongratulations on your appointment as the Prime Minister of\nMongolia, with approval from the State Great Khural. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\nwill be known as the 32nd Prime Minister of Mongolia starting today. I am\nworking with the 8th Prime Minister since I have entered the politics. I am\nconfident in your ability to work in an urgent manner as you formerly held a\nhighly responsible government position. Upon your appointment as the Chief of\nthe Cabinet Secretariat, your predecessor U.Khurelsukh and I had thoroughly discussed\ncooperation without prejudice and political polarization. I would like to\nunderline again that we collaborated, regardless of political affiliations. For\ninstance, we managed to stop the illegal activities on the Salkhit silver\ndeposit and cancelled pension-backed loans of up to 6 million MNT taken out by\nthousands of seniors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover,\nit is worth mentioning that the Kharmagtai deposits holding at least 100\nmillion tons of gold had been detected in collaboration with geologists while\nthe Government of Mongolia and the minister in charge of the industry were not\naware of it, and 53 tons of gold have been identified through a 18,000-meter\ndrilling within three months and was handed over to the Government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ngold reserves of the deposits are available to increase to 100 million tons in\ntime and the geologists undertook great exertion. This serves as a proper\nexample of how natural wealth can be appropriately allocated to Mongolia\u2019s\npopulation of three million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nis only a part of the 18,000 meter drilling and a portion of the huge deposits\nof gold and copper. This could be an opportunity to rescue the economy during\nthese challenging times. PM U.Khurelsukh and I divided the sample extracted by\nthe drilling at the time into two equal parts and laughed, saying we received\nthe dole of our gold. The feasibility study for this project is expected to\ncomplete by mid-March and this effort should continue forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During\nthe official visit by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to\nMongolia in September 2019, it was agreed to pursue active cooperation, taking\nmore initiatives on the matter of a gas pipeline between Russia and China to\nrun through Mongolia. In the course of the Prime Minister Khurelsukh\u2019s visit to\nRussia in December of that same year, it was mentioned that some results have\nbeen achieved and its feasibility study was underway with great progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nview that the National Security Council should deliberate whether this crucial issue\nremains a responsibility of the Deputy Prime Minister against the backdrop of\ncurrent tough times of the pandemic and dzud. Because issues surrounding the\ngas pipeline are noticed to fall behind since Sodbaatar Yangug was working\noverburdened while he was the Deputy Prime Minister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nam concerned that this situation could be misinterpreted as Mongolians are not\npaying due attention on this matter. Therefore, I see that the National\nSecurity Council should commit to this and make well-thought decisions, since\nyou now become a member of the National Security Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following\na letter sent from Mongolia to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic\nof China, the bilateral currency swap arrangement of 6 trillion MNT was\nextended for 3 more years until 2023, which releases Mongolia from the burden\nof high amount of payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have recently met with the Chinese\nAmbassador and proposed to extend the three-year agreement by up to 20 years, within\nthe framework of the visit paid by Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi to\nMongolia. If this is solved, payment worth 2 billion USD will be freed in the\nfuture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks\nto this, a plan has been developed to provide much-needed support for\nhouseholds and businesses during the difficult period brought by the pandemic,\ntaking examples from foreign countries. I encourage you, as the new Prime\nMinister, to get acquainted with the plan. Instead of dividing over the\naffiliations to the Democratic Party and the Mongolian People\u2019s Party, we\nshould work together for the people to overcome the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover,\nwe should also work together to finish the railroad construction underway. I\nbelieve you will get to work right from today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During\nthe parliamentary session, some opposition members and S.Ganbaatar MP will be\nincluded in the working group for the Oyu Tolgoi agreement. On this matter, N.Altankhuyag MP will be\nextremely helpful as he was Prime Minister at the time of the deal. A proposal\nwas sent from our Office on this hot topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\nyou have led several demonstrations, I believe you have some level of imagination\nwhat the public distress can cause. For that reason, I hope you will firsthand\ntend to the matter of putting an end to S.Ganbaatar MP\u2019s hunger strike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\nalso hope you will be willing to cooperate for the wellbeing of the three\nmillion citizens and the revival of the economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s\ncollaborate for unbending durability of governance and prosperity and wellness of\nthe Mongolian people. Good luck!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"date":"2021-01-27T21:19:26","excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, appointed by the Parliament with majority vote on January 27th, 2021, paid a courtesy call on the President soon after he received the office. President Battulga said: \u201cCongratulations on your appointment as the Prime Minister of Mongolia, with approval from the State Great Khural. You will be known as the 32nd Prime Minister […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_image_alt":"141729211_1007119669697447_2079547024306941343_n","featured_image":"https:\/\/president.mn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/141729211_1007119669697447_2079547024306941343_n-770x514.jpg","related_posts":[]}