Ulaanbaatar
Road and Transport Minister meets Japanese ambassador
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Road and Transport Development D.Ganbat received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia Takaoka Masato last week.
Noting that the friendly relations between Mongolia and Japan are expanding in such areas as society, economy, infrastructure, culture and education, Mr. Ganbat expressed his satisfaction over the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the spheres of infrastructure, road and transportation.
Afterwards, he congratulated Mr Masato on his appointment to the post of Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia and exchanged views on the issues related to measures to implement in the road and transport sector and further cooperation.
Minister D.Ganbat introduced plans on making the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, which is an ongoing successful project in the civil air industry cooperation between Mongolia and Japan, a regional competitive hub.
He also noted that the commercial flight operations of the Chinggis Khaan International Airport will be transferred to the airport in the Khushig Valley and the measures to make the new airport economically effective will be taken. Then Mr. Ganbat requested from the Japanese side to give support to Mongolia on gaining a fifth freedom flight to Japan through the territory of China with a view to bring opportunities for Mongolia to participate in civil air markets of Japan and China.
In turn, Mr. Masato expressed his readiness to collaborate in road and transportation spheres. Minister Ganbat noted that the Japanese side can participate in or financing large-scale railway and auto road construction projects to be implemented in Mongolia.
