Joe Biden apperently had a good time in Mongolia. He was so at ease he actually cracked a joke in the address to Mongolian Prime Minister Batbold.

And it led to the country’s first free elections, and eventually ended -- that eventually ended decades of one-party rule.  

        I guess the translator opposes one-party rule.  (Laughter.)  I’m only kidding.  I shouldn’t joke.  I shouldn’t joke.

At the invitation by Prime Minister S. Batbold, United States Vice President Joseph Biden is visiting Mongolia today. Officials say the visit is meant to foster good relations between the two nations. But some activists are suspicious that the vice president may discuss the possibility of storing nuclear waste in Mongolia. They point out that Mr. Biden will visit Japan immediately after Mongolia.

An anti-nuclear-waste rally will be held in Ulaanbaatar on Friday. Organizers say they are opposed to any efforts to store nuclear waste in Mongolia. Groups participating in the rally include the Green Coalition, Freedom Observer Party, People’s Union to Require Promise, Gal Undesten Union, and the Khamag Mongol Movement. Another demonstration is planned for Sunday. The rallies are timed to coincide with the visit of U.S.

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A forum on the Tavantolgoi coal deposit will be held tomorrow (Thursday, August 18) in Ulaanbaatar. The public is invited to participate. Entitled “How to Use Tavantolgoi in an Efficient Way,” the forum will be held at the Civil Hall at the Presidential Office (Government House, left side, Door 373). For more information, phone (+976) 263 489, e-mail irgen@president.mn, or visit the website www.president.mn/forum.