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Press Release: The Government of Mongolia and External Partners Hold Second Technical Meeting, October 9, 2006
Agenda Session I - Session II - Session III Monday, October 9, 2006 Time | Event | 08:30-09:00 | Registration | 09:00-09:30 | Opening Session | 09:00-09:15 | Mongolia Government’s Remarks | | Opening remark by N. Bayartsaikhan, Minister of Finance | 09:15-09:30 | Chairman’s Opening Remarks | | Opening remark by David Dollar, Director for Mongolia, the World Bank | 09:30-13:00 | Session I: Report back on Managing for Results |  | This session is meant for Government and External partners to report back on issues discussed at the last technical meeting. The Government will report on its efforts to prepare a national development strategy, its macroeconomic policies, and progress on the PSD/governance agenda as well as on education – all issues highlighted at the last meeting. External partners will report on their activities and comment on the Government’s program. The session will raise the issue of how to tie the results that External partners are trying to achieve to the revised SEG and the NDS. |  09:30-10:30 | (a) Follow up on Managing for Results | |    09:30-09:45 | Update on National Development Strategy by Government of Mongolia |  | Presentation by GoM | 09:45-10:00 | Brief Review by Lead discussant: UN, World Bank, followed by discussion |  10:00-10:30 | Discussion |  10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |  |  11:00-12:00 | (b) SEG Pillar I: Macro Economy |  11:00-11:15 | Presentation-Macro and Debt Strategy by Government of Mongolia | | Presentation by GoM |  11:15-11:30 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: IMF, Korea followed by discussion |  11:30-12:00 | Discussion |  12:00-13:00 | (c) SEG Pillar II: Industrial Sector Policy |  12:00-12:15 | Presentation-Private Sector Development by Government of Mongolia | | Presentation by GoM |  12:15-12:30 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: Germany: GTZ followed by discussion |  12:30-13:00 | Discussion |  13:00-14:30 | Lunch | |  |  14:30-15:30 | (d) SEG Pillar III:Human Development Social Policy |  14:30-14:45 | Review of progress on Mongolia Education Plan by Japan | | Presentation by Embassy of Japan |  14:45-15:00 | Presentation by Government of Mongolia followed by discussion | | Presentation by GoM |  15:00-15:30 | Discussion |  15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |  |  |  16:00-17:00 | Session II: SEG Pillar IV: Preventing Environmental Degradation | | Government will report on its priorities, program and key financing parameters in the environment sector.  Donors will provide their analysis, recommendations, and assess areas where to provide support. |  16:00-16:15 | Presentation-Policy and Challenges on Environment in Mongolia by Government of Mongolia | | Presentation by GoM |  | Background Information:
The Netherlands-Mongolia Trust Fund for Environment Reform (NEMO)
NEMO Results 2005-2006Â (981kb pdf) | Â 16:15-16:30 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: Netherlands followed by discussion | Â 16:30-17:00 | Discussion |
Tuesday, October 10, 2006  Time | Event |  09:00-13:00 | Session III: SEG Pillar II: Industrial Sector Policy |  | Government will report on its priorities, program and key financing parameters in the environment sector. Donors will provide their analysis, recommendations, and assess areas where to provide support. |  09:00-09:15 | (a) Chairman’s Recap from Previous Day |  09:15-10:30 | (b) Infrastructure Strategy |  09:15-09:30 | Presentation-Mongolia Infrastructure Strategy by Working Group on Infrastructure Strategy | |  Presentation by GoM   Presentation by WB |  09:30-09:45 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: World Bank followed by discussion |  09:45-10:30 | Discussion |  10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |  |  11:00-12:00 | (c) Energy Sector |  11:00-11:15 | Presentation-Energy by Government of Mongolia |  11:15-11:30 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: USAID followed by discussion |  11:30-12:00 | Discussion |  12:00-13:00 | (d) Transport Sector |  12:00-12:15 | Presentation-Transport Strategy by Government of Mongolia | |  Presentation by GoM |  12:15-12:30 | Brief Review by Lead Discussant: ADB followed by discussion |  12:30-13:00 | Discussion |  13:00-14:30 | Lunch | |  |  14:30-16:30 | Closing Session: Defining Follow-up Actions |  | Process going forward, based on actions by Lead Discussants and defining future hot topics for in depth discussion |  14:30-15:00 | Need, scope, format, timing of the next meeting. Summary of actions and follow through for for implementation and tracking progress. Date and Key Issues for Discussion at Next Meeting in Ulaanbaatar. |  15:00-16:00 | Discussion |  16:00-16:10 | Chairman’s Closing Remarks | | Closing statement by David Dollar, Director for Mongolia, the World Bank |  16:10-16:30 | Closing Remarks by Government of Mongolia
(endorsement of the summary/commitments) | | Â Closing remark by M. Enkhbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia |
Press conference will be at 16:40 on October 10, 2006 on the 6th floor conference room No. 606Â of the Ulaanbaatar Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Press Release:Â The Government of Mongolia-External Partners Cooperation Intensified, October 10, 2006 |
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