A short movie “Citizen of the World”, made by 17-year-old Denis Yadykin, a student of Kyzyl Roads and Transportation institute, was selected into a special program of the XIV Internationa festival of Ecological Films “Green Vision-2009”. An official announcement was sent from the organizing committee to the address of the director of the “Dersu Uzala” foundation, Svetlana Munzuk.

At the end of October, the Premier of Tuvam sholban Kara-ool will meet with the president of Mongolia, Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj. The head of the border region of Russia received an official invitation to visit Ulan-Bator from the new government of Mongolia in June of theis year.

Tuva, there fore , plans to re-establish once-close economic and cultural ties with their neighbors, which were interrupted during the “perestroika” years.