Ulaanbaatar
Capital city governor meets UK Ambassador
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Ulaanbaatar
/MONTSAME/ Governor of the capital city and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar S.Amarsaikhan
met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Mongolia Philip Malone, discussing
bilateral relations and further cooperation. Present at the meeting were Advisor
to The Governor of the capital city M.Mend-Ochir and Director of the External
Relations and Cooperation Department of the governor’s office D.Chinzorig.
Expressing
his delight with the long-standing relationship between the two countries, Ambassador
Philip Malone noted that akin to big cities around the world, Ulaanbaatar is encountering
a lot of challenges in the course of its development and that London does face many
challenges too. “Britain sources over 20 percent of its energy from renewable
energy. As for Mongolia, consumption of raw coal causes high carbon dioxide
emissions. In mitigating this, exploitation of renewable energy sources,
especially solar and wind energy, is crucial,” he said.
The ambassador
then commended that a large number of Mongolian young people are obtaining
higher education in Britain and most of them are studying with scholarship and went
on to say, “More and more people are learning English in Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar
has established cooperation with the UK city of Leeds. I believe the
cooperation will develop in the future, giving opportunities to exchange
experience and deepen cultural ties. I am pleased that commissioning of the
Khushigt Valley new airport next year will raise the number of flights, giving increased
number of tourists an opportunity to explore Mongolia.”
Mentioning
the intensification of bilateral friendly relations and cooperation in all
sectors, especially politics, economy, environment, culture, and education, Governor
S.Amarsaikhan informed the capital city authority is paying attention to projects on
air pollution, urban planning, traffic congestion, and construction, and
working to fully introduce refined coal to households at reasonable price as the cabinet banned raw
coal combustion across the capital city to mitigate air pollution. He also
noted that special emphasis is being put on increasing public access to public
services in the fields of education and health care, constructing more health and education facilities,
setting up free economic zone, developing tourism, and increasing jobs.
