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Protests in Mongolia End: the Government Meeting Report |
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Monday, 24 April 2006 |
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/. Last Sunday, the Mongolian Cabinet members led
by the Prime Minister held negotiations with the representatives of the
civil movements who were arranging a political sit and a hunger strike
on the Sukhbaatar Square. During the talks, the sides finally discussed
the five kinds of demands, put by the civil movements, and the replies
from the Government. The sides agreed to establish a working group to
inspect whether the regulations stated in the law of Mongolia on
minerals are breached in granting exploration and extraction licenses
of the large minerals deposits such as Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi and
to annul the licenses if any breaches are revealed. Another working
group is to be set up to review whether the conditions reflected in
draft stability agreements, already signed and planned to be concluded,
are satisfying the interests of the Mongolian nation, and to inspect
the implementation of the conditions and requirements stated for mining
companies under the contracts on minerals exploration and extractions.
Under the above negotiations, a decision was made to include
representatives of the civil movements in the Parliamentary working
group to revise the law on minerals. Candidates of the civil movements
will be proposed to the Parliament through the Government. One of the
five demands from the civil movements--to administer a public
referendum on the issue on exerting confidence to the President Mr.
N.Enkhbayar--is not a part of the Government sovereignty and duties.
The two sides therefore reached a mutual understanding on this issue,
bur the civil movements made a decision to submit the issue to the
Mongolian Constitutional Court. As a result of the talks, which were
previously held three times, the civil movements agreed to end their
political sit and hunger strike on the Sukhbaatar Square. At the end of
the talks, the Premier Mr. Enkhbold emphasized that the activities
towards the interests of the Mongolian people have not been suspended,
but a gate has opened to solve the pressing social problems under the
cooperation between the Government and civil movements.
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