Ulaanbaatar
Museum to be established near Tonyukuk statue
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On March 22, D.Oyunkhorol, Minister of Environment and Tourism received Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) representative in Ulaanbaatar Veysel Çiftçi. At the meeting, the two sides discussed a number of issues, such as elimination of air and soil pollution, training Mongolian media specialists in Turkey and development of tourism infrastructure.
They also exchanged views on such matters as co-implementing projects of tourism near the area the monument of Tonyukuk located in Erdene soum of Tuv aimag or projects to protect forests from insect pests and improve management of special-purpose hunting areas of wild sheep, wild goat and red deer, empower sides in charge of management and making the areas model hunting areas.
The TIKA has carried-out archeological excavation near the monument of Tonyukuk and taken the area under protection. The resident representative of TIKA in Ulaanbaatar said that the Turkish side is planning to build a museum in the area and requested the Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia to provide support on solving some difficult issues in this regard.
Over the last two decades, TIKA has implemented a myriad of activities, such as introducing Turkish experiences to Mongolia, protecting monuments erected in Mongolia, which date back to the Turkic era and excavating and performing research, building a museum in Khushuu Tsaidam, Arkhangai, building an auto road, supporting reindeer herders and building capacity regarding the education, health, water hygiene sectors.
