KH.BATTULGA IS PAYING VISIT TO JAPAN

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The Minister of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development Kh.Battulga is paying an official visit to Japan at an invitation of , and he has held a meeting with Takeaki Matsumoto, the Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. In a scope of the visit, Kh.Battulga has met with H.Onodera, the vice-president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for sharing issues on projects and programs implemented, and being implemented in Mongolia.
Mr. Onodera has thanked the Minister for legging the JICA's office, and noted that the JICA has a long-year experience of cooperation with Mongolia, and now is collaborating with Mongolia in directions of technical cooperation, credit and non-refundable aid, particularly, the intensive cooperation with Mongolia in the road, transportation and urban development.
In turn, the Minister has said Mongolians always thank Japan for rendering assistance and support in hard times. “The JICA is the main body which regulates assistance and loans affairs for foreign countries, for example, the JICA made investments to the Gobi Corporation that is one of the biggest entities in Mongolia. We are thankful to Japan for that,” Kh.Battulga has stressed.
During the meeting, Mr. Onodera has said the JICA will begin soon a research activity for constructing metro station in Ulaanbaatar city.
After the meeting, Kh.Battulga has met with Mr. A.Oha, the Japan's Minister of Road, Transportation, Tourism and Infrastructure, and then signed a cooperation memorandum. Pursuant to this memorandum, the countries will cooperate in the infrastructure sector in all frames. In addition to it, a joint meeting will be held annually on the infrastructure sector.
B.Khuder