source: People's daily

Prime Minister S. Batbold promised that Mongolia will speed up its efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Batbold made the pledge while meeting Helen Clark, the visiting director general of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). He said the Mongolian government is committed to developing its economy, raising the country's per capita gross domestic production (GDP), increasing jobs, and improving the living standard of Mongolians. The nation aims to fulfill the last goal of improving living standards using the Human Development Fund instituted by the government as a means to deliver the profits of the mining industry to citizens.

Clark suggested Mongolia use its rich natural resources as a tool to further promote manufacturing and export, or to improve social benefits. She also proposed that the Mongolian government could jointly establish working groups with the UNDP Mongolia office to carry out its MDGs.

During her visit, Clark also met with MPs and representatives of some NGOs focused to discuss methods to eliminate poverty in Mongolia and the progress on achieving MDGs.