President Directs Government Anew

The re-elected President of Mongolia, Ts.Elbegdorj, issued a decree on Friday giving directions to the government. According to the laws on the military duty of Mongolian citizens and on the legal status of a military servant as well as the implementing clause “to protect the motherland and to perform military service,” the state must “prepare citizens in defending the motherland.” President Ts.Elbegdorj, thus, directed the government to implement them.

The issued decree includes directions, firstly, to initiate and develop the relevant draft bills, to create the legal environment for male students from the ages of 18 to 25 who study in the higher educational institutes of...