PREMIER'S PROPOSALS GO FURTHER

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag called a press conference on a new structure of the government offered by the amendment. In addition to creating 13 Ministries out of existing 16 in order to avoid a duplication of some directions, he said the new cabinet will have the First Deputy Premier and the Deputy Prime Minister. The Minister of foreign affairs is to act as the Deputy PM in order to expand the external cooperation, enrich the foreign ties with economic contents, widen the economic relations with the neighbour and other countries, and to arrange the inter-Ministry collaboration. Duties of the current Deputy PM will be transferred to the First Deputy Premier, Altankhuyag said. Some duties will go to other agencies and Ministries, he went on. For example, the Deputy Premier and Foreign Ministry will be in charge of external trade, foreign investments and external economic cooperation, while the Ministry of Finance will regulate affairs of general policy on credit and assistance, a development of economic free zone, concession, the partnership policy between the state and private sector and actions against air pollution. These matters are currently related to the Ministry of Economic Development.