Ulaanbaatar
UB Mayor receives Turkish delegates
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On February 24, S.Batbold, Mayor of Ulaanbaatar and Governor of Capital city received Turkish delegates led by Hakki Turunch, advisor to the Mayor of Istanbul city of Turkey. A visit of the Turkish delegation to Mongolia mainly focuses on commencing the construction works of nine family clinics and a dialysis center to be built in Ulaanbaatar with non-refundable assistance from Turkey.
At the meeting, Mayor S.Batbold said “As Ulaanbaatar is a developing city, which faces a large number of challenges, the bilateral ties between Mongolia and Turkey will be strengthened to all spheres of cooperation in the future. E.Munkh-Ochir, Consul General of Mongolia in Istanbul has contributed significantly in the construction projects of health centers in Ulaanbaatar. Thanks to his efforts, the projects are showing great progress".
After expressing his gratitude to Mayor S.Batbold for receiving them, in turn, Mr. Hakki Turunch also praised the efforts and achievements of Consul General Munkh-Ochir and expressed its gratitude. He continued “We had visited to the construction site if the buildings of the health organizations, which we concluded that the sites have optimal locations. The construction works are likely to launch after we establish a memorandum of mutual understanding in the near future. The bilateral relations between the two countries will be further expanded as the Turkish side is ready to cooperate in a myriad of sectors with Mongolia in the future”.
The Mayor Office of Ulaanbaatar issued an order to use 5000 sq. meter land for the building of dialysis center and each 1000 sq.meter for nine family clinics in Ulaanbaatar city. Also, each family clinics will have 6 doctors, each of whom will serve 8-13 thousand residents.
