1.   Instead the Mongolian government changed its mind and sold the hotel last year to Altai Trading Co., one of whose employees is the daughter of a presidential candidate.

2.   The Mongolian government now attaches great importance to winning sympathy from, and improved relations with, the United States.

3.   Batchuluun said the plane was carrying eight U.N. representatives, at least two Mongolian government officials and an undetermined number of Japanese and Mongolian reporters.

4.   Even the Mongolian government did not know quite what it had.

5.   Montsame gave no other details and Mongolian government officials could not immediately be contacted for comment.

6.   Most of the foreigners expelled in January came from Mongolia, following a request by the Mongolian government to search for and expel Mongolian citizens illegally staying in Russia.

7.   President Natsagiin Bagabandi was re-elected in a vote that gave his formerly communist party almost total control of the Mongolian government, according to election results announced Monday.

8.   President Natsagiin Bagabandi was re-elected in voting that gave his formerly communist party almost total control of the Mongolian government, according to election results announced Monday.

9.   The French-based project parallels an effort sponsored by the Mongolian government and the United Nations.

10.   The Mongolian government formed a commission to investigate the crash, ITAR-Tass said.