Speaker meets Vice President of European Parliament

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Chairman of the State Great Khural (parliament) Z.Enkhbold Satursday received a delegation headed by Ms Anneli Jaatteenmaki, a Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) and former Prime Minister of Finland. The EP’s delegation took part here at the Forum of Asian Liberal and Democratic Parties which was concluded on Sunday in UB. Expressing thanks to the Speaker for an audience, Ms Jaatteenmaki noted that the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is a member of the Liberal International (LI), and that Mongolia’s Civil Will-Green Party joined this organization in 2011. The Mongolian party is chairing the LI in 2014- and 2012, Ms Jaatteenmaki noted. The CALD forum brought together representatives of 12 countries, including Sam Rainsy, a politician from Cambodia; and Mr Emil Kirjas, the LI secretary-general. Present at the meeting were also Ms S.Oyun MP, the chairwoman of the Civil Will-Green Party; and other officials.