Yesterdays meeting14 Apr 2023 05:15
Mr. Daniel Kochinsi, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Trade Envoy for Mongolia, Philip Malone, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Mongolia, and other officials were invited by the Minister of Mongolia, the National Road Traffic Congestion Committee of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city. Chairman of the committee J. Sukhbaatar received and met.
The representatives expressed that they are happy to meet on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. Great Britain cooperates with trade representatives of 35 countries in many fields, and has announced its interest in partnering with Mongolia on new business projects. "We want to work together to reduce congestion in Ulaanbaatar, improve infrastructure in many ways, increase parking and public transportation, and implement large-scale infrastructure projects," he said.
J. Sukhbaatar, Minister of Mongolia and Chairman of the National Committee for Reducing Traffic Congestion in Ulaanbaatar City, said, "We are seriously studying London's methods to reduce congestion. Regarding Ulaanbaatar, in addition to congestion, the issue of decentralization policy is also being discussed. We are pleased to announce that several major projects are planned to address congestion. For example, we are planning to study the possibility of building the "New Ring Road" and the highway along the Tuul River. He also emphasized that he is working with the aim of presenting the Law on Reducing the Negative Effects of Traffic Congestion to the Government and submitting it to the Parliament.
Minister J. Sukhbaatar "congestion charging" in cities like London and Stockholm has been decided as an example. We need to learn from this experience. Therefore, he expressed that he is ready to cooperate on major development projects.