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Mongolia: Marlboro man shoots himself in the foot
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What can Philip Morris (PM) be thinking of? Earlier this year, the corporate affairs executive of its Mongolian subsidiary walked into the office of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the only international non-governmental organisation working on tobacco and disease projects in Mongolia, and invited them to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in June. It was for "members of parliament and selected officials from relevant ministries and government agencies", he said, and was mainly intended to discuss tobacco, import taxes, and cigarette smuggling issues. It later emerged that PM was expecting 50 to 60 government officials and politicians to show up, and its invitation letters stated that the Mongolian parliament was one of the organisers.
In the event, a mere dozen or so were present to see the PM team
labouring through a lengthy presentation, which turned out to be a
translation of the company's position paper on
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