INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MONGOL STUDIES HELD IN USA

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ An international conference on Mongolian Studies was organized by the Embassy of Mongolia in USA, and the Mongolia Cultural Center (MCC) in Washington DC on May 2 – 4. The conference was attended by over 50 delegates, where some twenty academicians from Mongolia, USA, Russia and South Korea were invited to discuss issues regarding the history, literacy and educational challenges of Mongolia and to give key speeches and presentations. Hopeful for great impacts a newly-founded fund will give to Mongol Studies, Ambassador of Mongolia to USA B.Altangerel, in his speech, pointed out the importance the Government of Mongolia attaches to the development of Mongol studies abroad. Added to focus on history, archeology literacy and linguistics of previous international conferences on Mongol Studies, this year, agenda of the conference included socio-economic changes, impacts, gains and losses of Mongolia. A meeting dedicated to the prominent scholar Kh.Gombojav who founded Mongol studies in USA was held during the conference. Kh.Gombojav also played a key role for Mongolia to join the UN and establish diplomatic relations with many other countries. Organizers of the conference also guided participants around the Library of the United States Congress to introduce them a Mongolian sutras collection kept there.