National Security Concept of Mongolia The basic precondition for achieving and maintaining economic security shall be the adoption of a sustainable development model that ensures independent economic development and a natural environment conducive to human security and peaceful living. A constructive strategy shall be put forward to design a multi-pillared economic structure, balanced investment policy and financial security as well as an efficient policy on such issues as energy, mineral resources, foreign trade and regional economic integration. 3.2.1. Multi-Pillared Economic Structure 3.2.1.1. Self-sustained economic capacity shall be built and a multi-pillared economic structure competitive in certain areas on the world market shall be put in place. 3.2.1.2. With a view to ensuring the basic needs of the population, economic sustainability and efficiency, generating national revenues and assuring national security, strategically significant sectors such as mineral resources, food, agriculture, energy, road, transportation, information, communications industries and finances shall be developed in accordance with international and EU standards. 3.2.1.3. A transparent and responsible mining and mineral resource industry shall be developed while derived revenues shall be redirected to ensuring short-term and medium-term sustainable economic development, establishing a multi-pillared economic structure, supporting human development and developing education, health and public sports. 3.2.1.4. Infrastructure industry development shall be linked to national security requirements while economic efficiency shall be a criterion for making investments. Primacy of Mongolia’s national interests shall be the guiding principle when developing the nation’s railway network. 3.2.1.5. Support and encourage on a priority basis the production of goods and services that take into account Mongolia’s clean natural environment; intellectual strengths and geographic advantages, competitiveness in international markets, products exportable by air transportation and information technology with high added value. 8 / 33

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