LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT POLICY DRAFT INTRODUCED

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A draft of the Long-Term Development Policy of Mongolia has been developed by a parliamentary working group formed in accordance with a direction issued April 15 of 2014 by the Chairman of the State Great Khural. The document outlines main directions of the country’s development from 2015 to 2040. The key document's draft was presented on May 13 by the above group, Office of the President, National Development Institute at the Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Finance, and UN Development Program Office. It sets out a goal to make Mongolia by 2040 a country that has highly intellectual and professional working cadres, happy and creative citizens, powerful diversified economy that comprises intellectual and cultural resources and technological and innovative capacities, fair contribution of wealth, efficient use of resources, a region with healthy and safe living environment, and a country that plays an important role in the global development. The director of the National Development Institute B.Enkhbaigali said the fundamental goal of this long-term policy lies in creating in Mongolia "all the best practices enjoyed by the humanity". The policy document lays down five key directions: to improve citizens, prepare highly-professional cadres and promote creativity; to improve capacity and policy management quality of the state bodies; to diversify the economy, penetrate actively to the global market, utilize the resources in the most efficient ways; to drill the latest hi tech and innovations to all fields and to adapt to the global climate changes; and to promote the middle-class, the main driving force of development, and to enhance the living environment where people enjoy their rights to live healthy and safe.