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2021-05-08 10:29:11 Mongolia has received vaccines not only from neighbors China and Russia, but from India and COVAX as well. Mongolia is ranking high in the global effort to vaccinate populations against COVID-19. As of May 5, 181 countries had started vaccinating their people against the virus, and Mongolia is one of them. According to the Foreign Ministry of Mongolia, 42.2 percent of the population has been vaccinated and 1,398,592 doses have been administered. Mongolia’s multi-pillar foreign policy translated into extremely valuable vaccination diplomacy during a chall...

MCC Mongolia Water Compact Starts 5-Year Timeline with Entry Into Force WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2021 – Today, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. Government agency, and the Government of Mongolia celebrated the launch of the $350 million Mongolia Water Compact. The partnership between MCC and the Government of Mongolia directly tackles the impending water crisis in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, with the aim of expanding the sustainable supply of water and enhancing the long-term financial, institutional, and environmental sustainability of the water sector. The Governm...

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2021-02-18 16:04:16 Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On February 18, Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene held a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski.  At the meeting, the Prime Minister noted his delight with the development of strategic partnership between Mongolia and the United States and reaffirmed his willingness to bring the bilateral relationship to a new level.  Moreover, PM Oyun-Erdene emphasized the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s resume of operations in Mongolia in the year of 2020 and the U.S. support for Mongolia’s removal from...

2020-12-23 17:58:56 Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. On December 19, 2020, Embassy of the United States in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the Ministry of Education and Science virtually celebrated the 10th anniversary of the agreement establishing the Fulbright Foreign Student Program funded by the Government of Mongolia.  The four-hour online celebration featured six panel discussions and over 30 university presentations, attracted around 750 participants, and reached tens of thousands more on Facebook and other social media platforms.  The opening session was simulcast live on Facebook,...