Ulaanbaatar, August 21, 2023 /MONTSAME/. Summary of this week's events:

August 16-23: "Ulaanbaatar-2023" East Asian Youth Games continue in Ulaanbaatar. The Games are the first multi-sports event held in Mongolia.

August 21-23: The State Great Khural, the World Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health will co-organize the Seventh Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum (APPF) on Global Health under the theme "Building primary health care for the future" in Ulaanbaatar on August 21-23. Over 60 representatives from 15 countries, among them members of parliament, ministers of health, and officials of the World Health Organization will participate in the Meeting.

August 21: At 10:00 a.m., the Provisional Committee to Support the Development of Ulaanbaatar will hold a public hearing at Khangarid Palace on the previous mayors' actions.

August 21: The "Dragon" auto station or Ulaanbaatar’s Songinokhairkhan Passenger Transport Service Center will be relocated to "Nomin" shopping center. Thus, from August 22, public transportation services between the countryside and Ulaanbaatar will be provided from the new auto station located next to the "Nomin" shopping center.

August 22: at 11:20 a.m., a project signing ceremony will be held at the Embassy of Japan in Mongolia for implementing a project to repair the kindergarten building in Bagakhangai district of Ulaanbaatar within the framework of the "Grass Roots" program.

August 23: The regular session of the Government will be held at the State Palace.

August 23: At 7:30 p.m., a concert of the "UB Festival Orchestra" will be held in the concert hall of the State Philharmonic of Ulaanbaatar. Musicians from the USA, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan are invited to participate in this event.

August 23-27: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Mongolia in cooperation with the Governor's Office of Ulaanbaatar Municipality and the Capital’s Tourism Department will organize the "Korean Culture Days-2023" event at the Sukhbaatar Square.

August 24-September 30: In the scope of the cooperation agreement, the "Culture, Art and Media Project Management and Consulting" NGO and "NordArt" International Fine Arts Exhibition will organize an International Sculpture Symposium "MongolianArt" inviting famous international artists. The "Public Art-Urban Sculpture" exhibition of major works will be displayed in the outside area of Khan Bank and Khaan Gallery.

August 24-September 2: European-Mongolian jazz orchestra of young musicians will perform in Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan as part of the "Blue Sky Messengers" Project. Young artists from Mongolia, France, Austria, Denmark, and Germany will participate in this event and present their musical works that incorporate the cultural characteristics of their countries:

·         August 23, the Cultural Center of Darkhan City,

·         August 29. the Beatles Square in Ulaanbaatar,

·         August 30, the State Philharmonic of Mongolia,

·         August 31-September 2, the "Fat Cat Jazz Club".

August 25: At 2:30 p.m., the Seventh Democracy Forum on the theme "Mongolian Democracy: Yesterday & Today" will be held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment and operation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Representative Office in Mongolia.

August 25: At 08:30, the Mongolian Youth Council (MYC) will organize the Ninth National Youth Development Forum "Creative Participation of Youth in Building a Society that Respects Human Rights" at the State Palace.