V.P. BIDEN HAD A FUN WEEK TOO
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/22/world-briefs-449117549/
ULAN BATOR — Vice President Joseph R. Biden tried his hand at archery and watched a wrestling match during a brief visit Monday in Mongolia, which he called a shining example of democratic development.
Mr. Biden praised Mongolia for carrying out presidential and parliamentary elections after making a peaceful transition to democracy in the early 1990s. The landlocked country had been a Soviet satellite.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets Mongolian wrestler during Mini Nadam, or Mongolian wrestling performance, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Later in the day, Mr. Biden sat under a traditional tent with Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold and other officials as they watched performances in traditional dance and throat-singing.
Mr. Biden also praised Mongolia’s military contributions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mongolia is eager to develop its mineral wealth but needs outside help, with companies from neighbors China and Russia, as well as from the United States, Australia, Japan and Canada looking to develop projects
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