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Tue, 10/15/2013 - 11:23
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Mongolian NGOs in Germany gather for the first time

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Embassy of Mongolia in Germany held October 11-12 a first ever meeting of the Mongolian non-governmental organizations that work in this country. Co-organizer of the action was the Union of Germany-based Mongolian academicians. Addressing the meeting, the Ambassador of Mongolia to Germany B.Davaadorj underlined that the public and NGOs had, and will have a significant contribution to the two counties' relations and cooperation, and wished a great success to the participants who aim to create a united network of the Mongolian NGOs in Germany. The Embassy will continue supporting them the same way, Mr Davaadorj added. During the meeting, the organizations described their operation and activities and shared experiences, while working groups discussed issues of establishment of an integrated information network, coordination of the NGOs cooperation, and organization of Mongolian schools in Germany, before forming a Council of Mongolian NGOs in Germany. The latter will be responsible for coordination of the united network of Mongolian NGOs in the country, and will operate under auspices of the Ambassador of Mongolia. Every member organization will chair the Council for six months in a rotation. The meeting was attended by some 80 representatives of various NGOs, unions and schools from Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich, Nurnberg, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Dresden, Freiberg, Aachen, Darmstadt, and Schlangenbad, with representative of the Ulaanbaatar-based "Mongolia-Germany Bridge" NGO, the International Migration Center of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and GTZ of Germany.

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