Z.ENKHBOLD VISITS SOME COMPANIES IN CANADA

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Chairman of the State Great Khural Z.Enkhbold has visited Vancouver city of Bristish Columbia, Canada. There Z.Enkhbold and accompanying him delegation have visited biggest forest products companies such as Linwood homes and Interex Forest Products Ltd. The "Linwood" cooperates with Mongolian University of Science and technology /MUST/. It ha constructed two model houses for MUST and is collaborating in the "New soum" project. Recently, it has erected buildings of kindergarten and school in isolated areas. Mr Enkhbold said that it is not a help to each other, it is rather a market competition. When Canadian companies enter Mongolia, they will extend their market, and a fact that Mongolia has chosen the Canadian house shows that Mongolia is cooperating with Canada, he said. A head of Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) presented its activity to Z.Enkhbold. The FII is a provincial agency that promotes British Columbia's forest products and practices around the world. The Canadian wooden house has a guaranty of 80-100 years. Some research has been run in the UB city on re-planning the ger areas. Canada and Mongolia are similar in climate conditions, and erected in Ovorkhangai province houses proved that their quality are suitable for our winter. Mr Enkhbold will meet Mongolians living in Vancouver March 30. Ch.Enkhtuya