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dcterms:Date	"2011-06-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU relations with Mongolia (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110608.27.3-721-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-08-Speech-3-722-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Kristiina Ojuland2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, Commissioner, Mongolia is rich in mineral resources such as copper, coal, tungsten (wolfram), tin and gold. This makes her an extremely appealing economic partner. But, while pursuing our economic interests, we should also use the opportunity to apply conditionality in order to encourage Mongolia to start with much-needed reforms. There are severe problems in Mongolia, with rampant corruption, lack of good governance and insufficient international cooperation. Furthermore, there are also some pressing issues with the management of her natural resources. At the moment, the mineral reserves of Mongolia are rigorously exploited by many foreign companies with the complicity of the Mongolian Government. This has led to a situation where the people of Mongolia are not benefiting from the country’s resources. They must work in very poor conditions, with some workers, for example, extracting gold with mercury. Mercury fumes are causing irreversible harm to the health of such workers. But that is not all. There are many children born in Mongolia with deformities and incurable diseases as a result of harmful workplace conditions. The Mongolian economy is also facing challenges both because of export duties and import bans that Russia and China have been imposing and owing to technical shortcomings. Livestock constitutes about 80% of Mongolia's agricultural output, but meat cannot be exported as there are insufficient facilities for quality control. If we are committed to pursuing a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, then we should help Mongolia overcome the problems that the country is facing in order to develop socially, economically and ecologically sustainable relations."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Eesti Reformierakond (2009-07-14--2013-10-22)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2010-11-22--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Kristiina Ojuland,"1 "on behalf of the ALDE Group."1
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