MONGOLISTS AWARDED STATE PRIZES

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ On occasion of the 10th international meeting of Mongolists, some scholars and researchers of Mongolian studies were awarded Tuesday state prizes pursuant to a decree of the President.
An executive director of the International Association of Mongolian Studies Dr. Ts.Ishdorj has become the State Honored Figure for Sciences for his contribution to developing of Mongolian studies at international arena.
The North Star Order has been bestowed upon Dr. Vladimir Graivoronsky, a manager of the Sector of Mongolian Studies of the Oriental Institute at Russia's Academy of Sciences; Masaru Hashimoto, a honorary professor of the University of Osaka on Foreign Studies; and Choi Gi Ho, a rector of "Ulaanbaatar" University.
The Honorary Medal of Labor and the Medal of 90th Anniversary of People's Revolution have been given to other scholars.
B.Khuder