ULAN BATOR, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian parliament on Wednesday
passed Law of the Structure of the Government, proposed by Prime Minister Sanj
Bayar. Two deputy PMs and 11 ministries will be installed in the new government.
In the new government, the ministry of industry and trade is repealed and
the ministry of mining and energy will be set up. According to the prime
minister, Mongolia is faced with historical economic opportunities to develop
the industry of mining.
The ministry of external relations, which consists mainly of the former
ministry of foreign affairs, also will be set up to take charge of foreign
cooperation of economy.
Sanj Bayar will submit the list of members of the new government to the
parliament soon.
Parliamentary elections were held on June 29 in Mongolia. The Mongolian
People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) and the Democratic Party each won 44 and 26
seats in the 76-member parliament.
The Citizens Will-Republican Party and an independent candidate got one
seat each. But the results for the remaining four seats have not been published
yet.
The MPRP is entitled to form a new government on its own but the party had
decided to establish a united government with the Democratic Party.
Sanj Bayar, chairman of the MPRP, was appointed as the prime minister on
Sept. 11.