MONTSAME | |
Type: | State-owned |
Foundation: | 1921 |
Location: | Ulaanbaatar |
Industry: | News media (news agency) |
Owner: | Government of Mongolia |
Montsame (Mongolian: МОНЦАМЭ, in Mongolian pronounced as /mɔnt͡sɑmɛ/) is the official state-owned news agency of Mongolia. Montsame is an acronym for (Mongolian: Монголын Цахилгаан Мэдээ|lit=Mongolian Electronic News). It was founded in 1921.[1] It has permanent correspondents in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian aimag centers, Beijing, and Moscow.
The news agency has cooperation agreements with Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, Reuters, Xinhua, Yonhap, Vietnam News Agency, Prensa Latina, Polish Press Agency, Bulgarian News Agency, Anadolu Agency, Ukrinform, Voice of America, Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency, Kazinform, Mehr News Agency, and Korean Central News Agency.[1]