On Tuesday 9 July, BBC World Questions will visit Mongolia to debate the country’s most pressing issues with a panel of leading politicians.
The BBC World Service programme, which puts people and their questions at the centre of the discussion, will be filmed at the Genghis Khan Museum in Ulaanbaatar.
Once the center of an empire stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Europe, Mongolia is now the world’s largest landlocked country and a democratic state located between Russia and China.
The country has huge untapped mineral resources which have attracted foreign investment and economic growth, but also many challenges. In the wake of a general election in which pollution, corruption, inequality and democratic values were all major issues, BBC correspondent Jonny Dymond will moderate the debate, with panellists answering questions from members of the public.
The panel includes:
- Burgantuya Kurilbaatar, Minister of Labor and Social Security, Mongolian People’s Party Parliamentary Candidate
- Jarghalan Batbayar, Chairperson of the Democratic Women’s Coalition and Democratic Party Parliamentary Candidate
- Munkhnaran Bayarulkagva, Independent Geopolitical Analyst, Election Observer, Former Member of the National Security Council of Mongolia
- Munkhdur Badrar Bontoy, citizen representative of the Sukhbaatar District Council and Hun Party candidate for parliament;
Gwennan Roberts, editor of the BBC World Service English language edition, said: “We’re delighted to be bringing World Questions to Mongolia for the first time at such an important time for the country. All the questions have been suggested by the public and we look forward to hearing from you and sparking lively debate.”
The discussion will be recorded in English in front of an audience at the Genghis Khan Museum on Tuesday, July 9.
A reception will follow at 6 p.m. The public is invited to register to attend.here.
BBC World Questions: Mongolia will broadcast on World Service English on 13 July 2024. It will be available online at www.bbc.com/worldserviceradio, on BBC Sounds and most other podcast providers. The producer is Charlie Taylor.
For press accreditation to attend the debate, interview requests or BBC World Service enquiries, please contact [email protected]
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