Mongolia awards former deputy Marshal of Sejm

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ By the decree of the Mongolian President, the "Polar Star" order has been given to Mr Jerzy Wenderlich, a former deputy Marshal of Poland’s Sejm (lower house of parliament) and vice chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance. The order was granted Tuesday by N.Bataa, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Poland at the Mongolian Embassy. This is a recognition of Mr Wenderlich's efforts to establish ties between the legislative bodies of the two countries, to broaden the inter-parliamentary relations, and to boost the bilateral cooperation. In addition, the “Friendship” medal went to a deputy director of the External and European Affairs division at the Polish Senate and Mongol studies scholar Mr Robert Bobrovsky. Present at the ceremony were Mr Mikhal Labenda, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to Mongolia; representatives of Poland’s parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.