MPs work in Mandal soum

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A head of the parliamentary Standing Committee on petitions O.Baasankhuu MP together with S.Ganbaatar MP visited Mandal soum of Selenge aimag Wednesday morning to see those locals who have raised the issue of Noyon Mountain. The MPs will these February 25-27 to get au fait also with implementation of the law on ports and with the the free trade zone of Altanbulag. At the morning meeting with the MPs, the Mandal soum's people proposed including the Mountain in the a list of natural reserves. A part of the Mountain--the Gatsuurt gold deposit--has been recently resolved to become a deposit with a strategic importance. The local inhabitants said they had submitted to the province's heads petitions against an intended mining activities around the Mountain, and added that if they do not receive a positive reply, they will express their protest in Ulaanbaatar this March.