Ulaanbaatar
MONTSAME news agency marks its 95th anniversary
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On July 19, the MONTSAME National News Agency is celebrating its 95th anniversary.
The sixth meeting of the people’s government convened shortly after declaring the victory of the people’s revolution in Mongolia, namely on July 19, 1921, released a resolution on establishment of General postal and telegraphic committee under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was the foundation of the present MONTSAME news agency, the Mongolian Telecommunications and the Mongolian Post Office with foremost mission to promote Mongolia abroad and keep inform the domestic audience with latest developments in the world.
The Mongolian telegraphic agency MONTSAME debuted its first ever news with a headline “Revolt of Mongolians” and label “MONTA reports” on March 18, 1921. The news about the Mongolian People’s Army has freed Kyakhta from Kuomintang invaders was further transmitted from the Dalta agency to ROSTA which posted it on the Russian “Pravda” newspaper on March 30, 1921.
Since then, the MONTSAME agency has been making strides in fulfilling its mission of promoting Mongolia to the foreign world. Today, the agency issues weekly newspapers in Russia, Chinese, Japan and English languages as well as in traditional script, the “Mongolia Today” quarterly magazine in English. Daily news in English and Russian languages are available at the agency’s website www.montsame.mn and in form of bulletin with the name “MONTSAME Daily News” and “MONCAME novosti”.
In order to provide comprehensive and factual information on developments in Mongolia, the agency deploys its reporters in all 21 aimags of the country. As a member of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), the MONTSAME exchanges its news and video news with other members of the organization including the TASS, Reuters, Xinhua, Yonhap, Anandolu and Kazinform and supplies news products to the OANA news network www.oananews.org.
In the light of the celebration of its jubilee, the MONTSAME agency will hold a scientific conference and a reception in honor of all employees who have worked and are working for the agency.
