PRESIDENT’S OFFICE RECEIVES SDC REPS

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Chief of Staff of the Office of the President P.Tsagaan met on November 4 with representatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The head of the delegation--the Vice Director of SDC Mr Deepak Elmer--said SDC implements number of good projects in Mongolia and underlined successful initiatives of the President Ts.Elbegdorj in direct democracy, civil participation promotion, and budget transparency. He also stressed that he will continue working in close cooperation to support the President’s initiatives. In response, Mr. Tsagaan noted that the leader of the country launched many fruitful initiatives, and said that, in the scope of civil participation and budget transparency initiatives, the President had submitted to parliament the budget transparency law and it will take into effect from January of 2015 onwards. "We are truly pleased with all the projects and works implemented by SDC in Mongolia and we look forward to more close collaboration," he said and wish the organization successes in its future endeavors.