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PREMIER PARTICIPATES IN ROUND TABLE MEETING
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The Premier S.Batbold presented a position of Mongolia on issues at a round table meeting "Ensuring special needs of the most vulnerable countries" which ran September 22 in frames of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Prime Minister thanked the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for organizing the round table meeting on vital issues.
He underlined that Mongolia has gained achievements in the last 20 years in its development of democracy, but, as a landlocked developing country, it still face considerable difficulties. As an example, Mr. Batbold said that the nearest to our country seaport is 1,500 km far away, on territory of China, and that total expense for transit transportation is growing reaching these days 8-10 per cent out of the Gross Domestic Product.
He also spoke about negative influences of global climate change on Mongolia's socio-economy and livelihood of herdsmen. “Due to extreme cold weather of 2009-2010 winter, 23 per cent of total livestock perished; having lost a source of living, herdsmen are leaving countryside and moving to cities. It creates a great need to create job places. In this we repose a lot of hope in mining sector, besides, we adhere to a policy targeted at preparing specialists in vocational training centers,” Mr. Batbold said.
Mr. Batbold noted that developing and vulnerable economics countries need a support in getting involved in various loans, projects and programs for developing small- and middle-sized businesses.
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The Prime Minister thanked the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for organizing the round table meeting on vital issues.
He underlined that Mongolia has gained achievements in the last 20 years in its development of democracy, but, as a landlocked developing country, it still face considerable difficulties. As an example, Mr. Batbold said that the nearest to our country seaport is 1,500 km far away, on territory of China, and that total expense for transit transportation is growing reaching these days 8-10 per cent out of the Gross Domestic Product.
He also spoke about negative influences of global climate change on Mongolia's socio-economy and livelihood of herdsmen. “Due to extreme cold weather of 2009-2010 winter, 23 per cent of total livestock perished; having lost a source of living, herdsmen are leaving countryside and moving to cities. It creates a great need to create job places. In this we repose a lot of hope in mining sector, besides, we adhere to a policy targeted at preparing specialists in vocational training centers,” Mr. Batbold said.
Mr. Batbold noted that developing and vulnerable economics countries need a support in getting involved in various loans, projects and programs for developing small- and middle-sized businesses.
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