Mongolian and Norwegian reindeer herding communities to cooperate
Mongolian parliamentary delegation is visiting Kautokeino village of Norway at the invitation of the Association of World Reindeer herders.
Mongolian and Norwegian reindeer herding communities are to cooperate. Mongolian parliamentary delegation is visiting Kautokeino village of Norway at the invitation of the Association of World Reindeer herders. During the visit, the sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in improving livelihoods of reindeer herders and providing more opportunities to children from the reindeer herding families to study with scholarships in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. The students are able to choose various fields for majoring such as reindeer farming, biological and traditional knowledge, food culture, linguistics and English language studies. Also, the sides agreed to launch a TV reality show featuring the lives and businesses of reindeer herding communities. The authorities agreed to establish sisterhood ties between Kautokieno village and Tsagaannuur soum of Khuvsgul province, and to provide assistance in increasing the population of reindeer herders in Mongolia by localizing herds of reindeers from Siberia.